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How do I say "Can I help you?" in Japanese?
This summer I am going to Japan, and staying with my boyfriend's family. I want to be able to help his parents around the house. (ex: after dinner, I want to help clean the dishes...)
So how can I offer my help and say "Can I help you?" etc.
May 18, 2008 5:57 PM
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「手伝います」(てつだいます/tetsudai masu)= I help you. (a little polite)
「お手伝いします」(おてつだいします/otetsudai shimasu)= I help you. (more polite)
「手伝いましょうか?」(てつだいましょうか/tetsudai masyou ka)= Can I help you? (a little polite)
「お手伝いしましょうか?」(おてつだいしましょうか/otetsudai shimasyou ka)= Could I help you? (more polite)
「手伝わせてください」(てつだわせてください/tetsudawasete kudasai)= Let me help you.
「お手伝いさせてください」(おてつだいさせてください/otetsudai sasete kudasai)= Let me help you.(polite)
「私にそれ、やらせて頂けませんか?」(わたしにそれ、やらせていただけませんか/watashini sore, yarasete itadakemasen ka)= Could you make me do that?
〔 following the words of "私にそれ、", it is better that you are pointing the thing.
# you can change words sorting into [watashi ni yarasete itadake masen ka? sore]. following the words of [sore], it's better that you're pointing the thing. 〕
May 19, 2008
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"いらっしゃいませ" is used by salesperson when someone come in a shop.
May 19, 2008
いらっしゃいませ
i ra shya i ma se
May 19, 2008
いらっしゃいませ
May 19, 2008
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