你有空吗?

　　Do you have time? *“你有时间吗?”，如果是Do you have the time?的话，意思是“你知道几点了吗?”。

　　Do you have time? (你有空儿吗?)

　　Sure. (有空。)

　　Do you have a minute?

　　我想求你件事行吗?

　　Can I ask you a favor? *常用在需要拜托或请求别人之前。

　　Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事行吗?)

　　Sure. What is it? (当然。什么事?)

　　Can I ask you a favor? (我想求你件事。)

　　Sorry, I'm busy. (对不起，我很忙。)

　　May I ask a favor of you? *更礼貌的说法。

　　Could you do me a favor?

　　Could you help me?

　　Can you help me?

　　我想打听点儿事。

　　May I ask you something?

　　May I ask you something? (我想打听点儿事。)

　　Sure. Go ahead. (当然，请说吧。)

　　May I ask (you) a question?

　　I'd like to ask you something.

　　I have a question.

　　Could you tell me something?

　　Do you have time to answer a question?

　　Could you answer a question?

　　I hate to bother you, but can I ask you a question? (真不好意思，打扰您了，我可以问个问题吗?)

　　对不起，打断一下可以吗?

　　Sorry for interrupting. *向正在工作或正在说话的人说话时的表达方式。

　　Sorry for interrupting... (对不起，打断一下可以吗?)

　　Oh, you're not. (噢，没关系。)

　　I'm sorry to interrupt you.

　　May I interrupt you?

　　Excuse me for interrupting.

　　Forgive me for interrupting.

　　你猜怎么着?

　　Guess what? *跟对方说话时，说Guess what?来吸引对方的注意。

　　Guess what? (你猜怎么着?)

　　What? (怎么啦?)

　　You know what?

　　对不起，我认错人了。

　　Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. *错向陌生人打招呼时。

　　Sorry, I mistook you for someone else. (对不起，我认错人了。)

　　That's all right. (没关系。)

　　Sorry, I thought you were someone else.

　　You're not who I thought you were. Sorry.

　　Oops. My mistake. (不好，我弄错了。)

　　我能用一下您的电话吗?

　　May I use your phone?

　　May I use your phone? (我能用一下您的电话吗?)

　　Go right ahead. (请用吧。)