could i get some help here?

[superbad.livejournal.com]

What do you say when you walk into a store/the bank and there is no one at the otdel where you need service?

I think I heard someone say "Можно кого–то!?" once at the khoztovary store. Is that right? Is there another way?

My impulse is to say "Um... Hello!!" - so can you just say "алло!!" ?

Spaseebs.

Comments

[aylie-serinde.livejournal.com]

Алло is a word from some low-style youths' slang, so using it is rather impolite. Though it's perfectly correct to use it while speaking on the phone.