How to say "may i ask you (formal)" in Italian?

In Italian "may i ask you (formal)" translates to  Mi permetta di chiederle 

Transliteration: mee pehr-meh-tah dee kee-eh-dehr-leh

🇮🇹 Mi permetta di chiederle, come ha detto che si chiama?

🗣️ mee pehr-meh-tah dee kee-eh-dehr-leh, koh-meh ah deht-toh keh see kee-ah-mah?

🇺🇸 May I ask you, how did you say your name was?



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Italian

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How to say "may i ask you (formal)" in Italian?

You can use the word "Mi permetta di chiederle" which translates to "May I ask you (formal)".

How to pronounce "Mi permetta di chiederle" (may i ask you (formal)) in Italian?

The word "Mi permetta di chiederle" is pronounced as "mee pehr-meh-tah dee kee-eh-dehr-leh".

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