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How do you say "Could you help me?" in Japanese?

Use this at city hall or another public office when you need help.

Could you help me?

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Use てつだってもらえますか (tetsudatte moraemasu ka) at city hall or another public office when you need help. Treat it as a fixed phrase you learn as one practical chunk.

Answer

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てつだってもらえますか

てつだって もらえますか

tetsudatte moraemasu ka

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Quick use

Use てつだってもらえますか (tetsudatte moraemasu ka) at city hall or another public office when you need help. Learn it as a ready-to-use line you can say smoothly.

Chunk or pattern

  • This is a fixed phrase.
  • Learn the whole line first instead of rebuilding it word by word.
  • Once it feels automatic, it becomes much easier to use under pressure.

Helper words and endings

  • てもらえますか: a soft way to ask someone to do something for you.
  • ますか: polite question ending after a verb.

Practical note

At public offices, short clear questions usually work better than long explanations.