It's not technically wrong, but still sounds awfull. Unless it's a caracter of a theatrical play :) And even then he should have to say "Отец, молю вас!" What time is it? I can't imagine in XX (let alone XXI) century a son calling his father "вы" ("вас"). It should be very strange family for that. How old a boy is? What the... er... level of culture (sorry if I say it wrong) of the family is? A modern little boy would have said simply "Папа, пожалуйста!" ("Daddy, please!") Give me the context and I'll help you to chose a correct phrase ("упрашиваю" is definitely not good here).
Hi! The boy says "вы" to his dad, so this part is right. I actually got my hands on a Russian friend and asked her, she told me to go with умоляю. What would be the difference with молю ?
(context is, the dad is extremely strict (and mean) and raises his children the "old fashioned way", so his kids have to say "вы" to him and speak to him like adults would, and not like kids. So no "daddy, please don't". They would go, in English, with "Father, I beg you".)
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What time is it? I can't imagine in XX (let alone XXI) century a son calling his father "вы" ("вас"). It should be very strange family for that.
How old a boy is? What the... er... level of culture (sorry if I say it wrong) of the family is?
A modern little boy would have said simply "Папа, пожалуйста!" ("Daddy, please!")
Give me the context and I'll help you to chose a correct phrase ("упрашиваю" is definitely not good here).
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The boy says "вы" to his dad, so this part is right. I actually got my hands on a Russian friend and asked her, she told me to go with умоляю. What would be the difference with молю ?
(context is, the dad is extremely strict (and mean) and raises his children the "old fashioned way", so his kids have to say "вы" to him and speak to him like adults would, and not like kids. So no "daddy, please don't". They would go, in English, with "Father, I beg you".)
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In this context "Отец, умоляю Вас!" is perfectly right. "молю" means the same, but sounds like in an old fashioned theatrical play.
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