HEYGOW ASMR

Asking a delicate question

10 phrases
HD
yǒu jiàn shì xiǎng wèn nǐ.
有件事想问你。
ENthere's something I want to ask
HD
fāngbiàn wèn yíxià ma?
方便问一下吗?
ENmay I ask, if it's all right?
HD
rúguǒ bú jièyì dehuà.
如果不介意的话。
ENif you don't mind my asking
HD
wǒ búshì yǒuyì dǎtīng.
我不是有意打听。
ENI'm not prying
HD
bù xiǎng shuō yě méi guānxi.
不想说也没关系。
ENyou needn't answer
HD
zhè huà kěnéng yǒudiǎn màomèi.
这话可能有点冒昧。
ENthis may be presumptuous of me
HD
nǐ zuìjìn hái hǎo ma?
你最近还好吗?
ENhave things been all right?
HD
xūyào rén bāngmáng jiù shuō.
需要人帮忙就说。
ENsay the word if you need help
HD
wǒ búhuì gēn biéren shuō.
我不会跟别人说。
ENit won't go any further
HD
nǐ mànmàn shuō, bù zháojí.
你慢慢说,不着急。
ENtake your time, there's no rush

冒昧 - presumptuous - is the word you use about yourself before asking something intrusive: 这话可能有点冒昧. 不想说也没关系 gives the other person a way out before they have to look for one, and that is what makes the question askable.