How to Say ‘Can you help me?’ in Traditional Chinese
你可以幫我嗎?
nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ ma
[nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ma]
💬 Usage Tip: 可以 before a verb is a common way to ask "can/could": 你可以幫我嗎?, 你可以等一下嗎?. It sounds less blunt than just saying the verb alone.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
你有時間嗎?
Do you have time?
可以
kě yǐ
[kěyǐ]
can
Be able to do something.
你可以來我的家。
You can come to my house.
幫
bāng
[bāng]
help
To assist someone.
幫我拿那個。
Help me get that.
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
me
Referring to oneself.
給我看看。
Let me see.
嗎?
ma
?
A question particle used to form yes-or-no questions.
你是學生嗎?
Are you a student?
Words in this phrase
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Used at the end of a question.
你來嗎?
Are you coming?
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