Are you getting off?

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Winwin2011

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I was on a tram and wanted to get off. However, there were several people standing near the exit. It seemed that they didn't look like to get off. In our language, we would say something like "Excuse me, "Are you getting off?"

How do native speakers say in this case?
 

Rover_KE

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That would work in English, too.
 

Matthew Wai

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They didn't seem to be getting off.
 

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[strike]How[/strike] What do native speakers say in this case?

See above. Alternatively, you could say "How do native speakers say this?"
 
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