Back to scene

Markdown lesson

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

Use this at work when you want someone to do something for you.

Could you help me?

依頼

Use てつだってもらえますか (tetsudatte moraemasu ka) at work when you want someone to do something for you. Treat it as a fixed phrase you learn as one practical chunk.

Answer

Two layers, same practical line

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

Lesson body

Rendered from one markdown file

Quick use

Use てつだってもらえますか (tetsudatte moraemasu ka) at work when you want someone to do something for you. 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

This helps keep the exchange moving before the task or misunderstanding gets bigger.