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  1. October 22nd, 2011, 04:11 AM #1
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    How do you say "May I?...." In Russian?

    May I go outside?
    May I have something to eat?
    May I have something to drink?
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    In this case "May" = "могу" or "можно":

    May I go outside? = могу я выйти? OR Можно мне выйти?
    May I have something to eat? = Могу я что-нибудь съесть? OR Можно мне что-нибудь съесть?
    May I have something to drink? = Могу я что-нибудь выпить? OR Можно мне что-нибудь выпить?

    Or you can use in translation not only "могу" +"я"or "можно" + "мне" but and "можно" + "я":
    Можно я выйду?
    Можно я что-нибудь съем?
    Можно я что-нибудь выпью?

    you cannot use "могу" + "мне"
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  3. October 22nd, 2011, 04:47 AM #3
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    "Можно мне..." (preferable) or "могу я..."
    May I go outside? - Можно мне выйти?
    May I have something to eat? - Можно мне что-нибудь поесть?
    May I have something to drink? - Могу я что-нибудь выпить?
    "Россия для русских" - это неправильно. Остальные-то чем лучше?
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