Lesson 165 Ask for Help 第一百六十五课 寻求帮助 (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.

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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.

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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?

Conversation 1:

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?

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.

Conversation 2:

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?

Conversation 3:

A:能帮我修一下电脑吗?

B:没问题。

A:非常感谢。

B:不客气。

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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.

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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?

Cam: See you next week!

YJ: Ming tian jian!