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I am practicing to compose an inquiry. I read that saying "I would like to~"
is させていただきます. There are similar questions about "to know how to do something"
but expressing your intent to know is what I am struggling with.

For example, I can think of saying how to make a payment again
as「…どうやって再度支払いをするか知っていますか？」. But I think させていただきます won't fit in that context.
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How can I say "I would like to know how to do something"?
させていただきます does work as a translation of _I would like to_ , but only in some
cases. E.g. I would like to start the presentation = プレゼンを始めさせていただきます.

It is a humble form for _I will do something_ , literally something like _Let
me take the honor of -ing_ and won't fit in case of asking how to.

Polite way of asking include

  * どうやって再度支払するか **ご存じですか** ( _Perhaps do you know..._ )
  * どうやって再度支払するか **教えていただけますか** ( _Would you tell me..._ )
  * どうやって再度支払するか **教えてください** ( _Please tell me..._ )

The basic pattern should be {どうやって,
どのように}...{するか、すればいいか}{ご存じですか、教えてください、教えていただけますか}. In normal conversations
どうやって...するか教えてください is usually polite enough.
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