Chinese phrase
我可以打扰您〜吗？ wǒ ké yǐ dá rǎo nín 〜 ma
Meaning
May I bother you ___?
When to use it
A polite way to ask before interrupting someone. It softens a request, especially when the other person is busy or senior.
Example dialogue
我可以打扰您一下，帮我看下这份合同吗？ wǒ ké yǐ dá rǎo nín yí xià bāng wǒ kàn xià zhè fèn hé tóng ma
May I bother you for a moment and ask you to look over this contract?
可以，我看看。 ké yǐ wǒ kàn kàn
Sure, let me take a look.