how do you usually ask somebody to give you a cigarette on the street?
In Russian we'd say: "Do you have a cigarette?" Which means: "Could you give me a cigarette if you have some?"
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"Can I bum a smoke?"
That said, don't smoke, it's bad for you. And really quite expensive, too
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That having been said, you can ask, "Could I please have a cigarette?" You could also say something like, "Hey, man, you got a smoke?", but I'm of the school of thought that those who are learning a language should be careful to be as polite as possible when speaking that language.
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If the person you see is smoking, you can say "Have you got an extra smoke?"
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