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09-24-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaede View Post
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sumimasen. anata o chotto hanashimasu ka.
すみません. あなたをちょっと はなします か
Excuse me. Can I talk to you? (a little)

I think this is correct, but I'm sure this isn't the best way of saying it?
We use a different particle to say "talk to someone".

あなた > あなた

はなしますか > おはなししてもいいですか or おはなしできますか
There are better and politer ways of saying this but it will be this long at the very least.

In real life, though, native speakers rarely use pronons, so we would say:

すみません。ちょっとおはなしできますか。
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