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What to say when someone you wanna talk is in the room? You knock on the door and say: Can you come out for a second? ( in my native langauge we would say smth like :can you look? It doesnt work , I think) Can I have a minute of your time? Can we talk outside ? Any other ways ? Thank a lot
23 aug. 2021 09:04
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You can also say: -Can I have a word with you? -Can you step outside to talk? -Can you spare a minute to talk outside? -Do you mind if we talk outside? But just like @GuideDogSaint said, it depends on the relationship between the two people but the above mentioned are appropriate and polite to use in most situations 😊
23 augustus 2021
Those examples that you gave are very American/British way of saying. If you want Asian way of saying: Are you available / free at the moment, will like to chat / talk to you for 5 minutes.
24 augustus 2021
It slightly depends on the relationship beween the people. Boss to worker, worker to boss, colleagues.
23 augustus 2021
I think, you can say: - Could I have a word? - Can I have a minute? - Could you spare (уделить) me a minute? 😊
23 augustus 2021
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