[Functions] Making requests

Question 1

Sorry, I guess _ _ _ s_ (то, как я говорил) was hard for you to understand.

Answer 1

Sorry, I guess the way I spoke was hard for you to understand.

Question 2

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I just wanted to talk. Could you squeeze me in for an emergency session.
WONDERING, BY, CHANCE

Answer 2

I just wanted to talk. And I was wondering if by any chance you could squeeze me in for an emergency session.

Question 3

[REFORMULATE: ADD DISTANCE]
Paul, could I speak to you privately?
IS, CHANCE

Answer 3

Paul, is there any chance I could speak to you privately?

Question 4

[REFORMULATE: ADD DISTANCE]
Hey, man, hey, listen, help me, huh?
WONDERING, MIGHT

Answer 4

Hey, man, hey, listen, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT help me, huh?

Question 5

[REFORMULATE: ADD DISTANCE]
Um… I k_ (я понимаю, что..) it’s Christmas Eve, but is there any chance that you guys are still open?

Answer 5

Um… I know it’s Christmas Eve, but is there any chance that you guys are still open?

Question 6

[REFORMULATE: ADD DISTANCE]
_ come and, um, watch the kids for us, uh, like, right away?
CHANCE, MIGHT, ABLE

Answer 6

Is there any chance that you might be able to come and, um, watch the kids for us, uh, like, right away?

Question 7

_ (=У вас случайно нет) any jobs available here?

Answer 7

Do you happen to have any jobs available here?

Question 8

[REFORMULATE: ADD DISTANCE]
Could I see him without an appointment?
CHANCE

Answer 8

is there any chance I could see him without an appointment?

Question 9

[REFORMULATE: ADD DISTANCE]
Please ask the doctor to increase my medication.
**WONDERING*

Answer 9

i was wondering if you could ask the doctor to increase my medication.

Question 10

Well, I was wondering, _ (вы случайно не знаете) anything about Paul Sheldon?

Answer 10

Well, I was wondering, do you happen to know anything about Paul Sheldon?

Question 11

Now, _ (вы случайно не помните) where you met him?

Answer 11

Now, do you happen to remember where you met him?

Question 12

Harold, _ (вы случайно не знаете + where is the gardening shed)?

Answer 12

Harold, do you happen to know where the gardening shed is? Yes, sir. It’s in the back of the garden.

Question 13

_ (у вас случайно нет) his birth certificate?

Answer 13

Do you happen to have his birth certificate?

Question 14

_ (Вы случайно не узнаёте, вы случайно не видели) either of these two people?

Answer 14

Do you happen to recognize either of these two people?