How to Say ‘Can you help me?’ in Traditional Chinese
你可以幫我嗎？
nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ ma
[nee kuh yee bahng waw ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [可以] is a very useful "can / may," often softer than a direct request. The pattern [你可以幫我嗎？] can become [你可以等一下嗎？] or [你可以再說一次嗎？]
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
Used to address the other person directly.
你可以幫我嗎？我找不到路。
Can you help me? I can’t find the way.
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may
Used to ask if something is possible or permitted in a polite way.
你可以幫我嗎？
Can you help me?
幫
bāng
[bahng]
help
Means to help, assist, or do a favor for someone.
謝謝你幫我。
Thank you for helping me.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
Used here as 'me', the object receiving the help.
你可以幫我嗎？
Can you help me?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Added at the end to make a yes-no question.
你可以幫我嗎？
Can you help me?
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