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Ask for Help 2

Cam: It’s help week this week on Chinese Studio… welcome everyone, wo shi Cam with my
good friend Yajie laoshi.
YJ: Foreigners need to know how to ask for help… it’s very important, whether you are at the
supermarket, bank, or a restaurant.
Cam: Right. So let’s get started.

Key words of the day

Would you open the door for me, please? 能帮我开一下门吗？Could someone please help! 谁
来帮帮我！You are welcome. 不客气 Can you fix the computer for me？ 能帮我修一下电脑吗？
All in today’s Chinese Studio.

Cam: There are many ways to ask for help Yajie, depending on the situation. If I am lifting
a bunch of groceries in a supermarket, for example, and need someone to open the door for
me… how do I say that in Chinese?
Yajie: well you can say 能帮我开一下门吗？
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 kai1 yi2xia4 men2 ma?
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3, Can you help me
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3,
YJ: kai1 yi2xia4, to open,
Cam: kai1 yi2xia4
YJ: men2 means door,
Cam: men2.
YJ: kai1 men2, to open the door,
Cam: kai1 men2.
YJ: 能帮我开一下门吗？
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 kai1 yi2xia4 men2 ma? Would you open the door for me, please?

Conversation1:
Ａ：能帮我开一下门吗？
Ｂ：好的。
Ａ：谢谢，
Ｂ：不客气。
Cam: Now if you were under lots of pressure, and trying to get something done, and nobody
was helping you, you could yell “Could somebody please help!!”
YJ: Haha, you ARE asking for help!
Cam: And how do I say that in Chinese?

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YJ: You can say 谁来帮帮我！
Cam: shei2 lai2 bang1 bang1 wo3!
YJ: shei2 originally means who, here it means someone,
Cam:shei2,
YJ: lai2 means to come,
Cam: lai2,
YJ: bang1 bang1 has the same meaning with bang1, which means to help,
Cam: bang1 bang1.
YJ: wo3 means I
Cam: wo3.
YJ: shei2 lai2 bang1 bang1 wo3!
Cam: shei2 lai2 bang1 bang1 wo3!
YJ: btw, it sounds like a question, but actually it’s an exclamation.
Cam: right, which means I DO need help from someone.

Conversation2:

Ａ：谁来帮帮我！
Ｂ：怎么了？
Ａ：活儿太多了，我一个人干不过来。
Ｂ：别担心，我来帮你。

Cam: After somebody helps me, I shall say fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. which means thanks a
million.
Yajie: And they might say, you are welcome. 不客气。
Cam: bu2 ke4qi .But I do need more help since my computer doesn’t work, and I need
someone to help me with that. YJ: you can say “能帮我修一下电脑吗？”
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma?
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3, would you help me,
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3,
YJ: xiu1 yi2xia4, to fix,
Cam: xiu1 yi2xia4
YJ: dian4 nao3, computer,
Cam: dian4 nao3
YJ: xiu1 dian4 nao3, to fix the computer,
Cam: xiu1 dian4 nao3
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 xiu1 yi2xia4 dian4 nao3 ma? Can you fix the computer for me?

Conversation3:
Ａ：能帮我修一下电脑吗？
Ｂ：没问题。

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Ａ：非常感谢。
Ｂ：不客气。

Key words reminder

Would you open the door for me, please? 能帮我开一下门吗？Could someone please help! 谁
来帮帮我！You are welcome. 不客气 Can you fix the computer for me？ 能帮我修一下电脑吗？
All in today’s Chinese Studio.

Cam: We’ve run out of time already. Time for our question of the day.
YJ: How do you say “Would you open the door for me, please” in Chinese?

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