Asking for help in corporate: Delegating and collaborating
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Key Phrases
¿Me ayudas?
Can you help me?
¿Puedes revisar los números, por favor?
Can you check the numbers, please?
Gracias por tu apoyo.
Thanks for your support.
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for help politely in a work context
Pedir ayuda de manera educada en un contexto laboral
Requesting review of reports, numbers, or emails
Solicitar la revisión de reportes, números o correos
Coordinating tasks and offering support as a team
Coordinar tareas y ofrecer apoyo en equipo
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are working with a teammate in an office, asking for help with a report, checking numbers, preparing a presentation, and sending the final email together.
Hola, ¿me ayudas con este reporte?
Hello, can you help me with this report?
Claro, Emily . ¿Qué necesitas?
Of course, Emily. What do you need?
¿Puedes revisar los números, por favor?
Can you check the numbers, please?
Sí, yo reviso los números.
Yes, I’ll check the numbers.
Gracias. Yo preparo la presentación.
Thanks. I’ll prepare the presentation.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Ayudar
ah-yoo-DAR
To help
¿Me ayudas?
meh ah-YOO-dahs
Can you help me?
💬 [Me ayudas?] literally says "Do you help me?" but in real use it often means "Can you help me?" Spanish often uses the present tense this way for simple requests: [Me pasas el archivo?] = "Can you pass me the file?"
See breakdown →Este
ES-teh
This
Reporte
reh-POR-teh
Report
💬 In Mexico, [reporte] is a normal workplace word for a report. For school or a written assignment, you may also hear [informe] depending on the context.
See breakdown →Este reporte
ES-teh reh-POR-teh
This report
Claro
KLAH-roh
Of course
🇲🇽 [Claro] is common and friendly for agreeing to help at work. It sounds warmer and more natural than an overly literal yes-only answer in many everyday office situations.
See breakdown →Necesitar
neh-seh-see-TAR
To need
¿Qué necesitas?
keh neh-seh-SEE-tahs
What do you need?
💬 [Qué] keeps the accent mark in a direct question: [¿Qué necesitas?] Compare it with [que] without an accent in a statement like [Dime que necesitas ayuda].
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