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Asking and Offering For Help

The document explains the concepts of Asking and Offering Help in English, detailing their definitions and appropriate usage in both formal and informal contexts. It provides a variety of examples for expressions used to ask for help, offer help, and respond to such requests. Additionally, it includes guidelines for using modal verbs and responses for accepting or declining help.

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Asking and Offering For Help

The document explains the concepts of Asking and Offering Help in English, detailing their definitions and appropriate usage in both formal and informal contexts. It provides a variety of examples for expressions used to ask for help, offer help, and respond to such requests. Additionally, it includes guidelines for using modal verbs and responses for accepting or declining help.

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Pengertian Asking and Offering Help

Asking Help adalah ungkapan dalam Bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk meminta bantuan
kepada orang lain.
Offering Help adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menawarkan bantuan kepada orang
lain dengan menggunakan kalimat Bahasa Inggris.

Penggunaan Asking and Offering Help


Berdasarkan pengertian di atas tentang Asking and Offering Help, maka dapat disimpulkan
kapan kita harus menggunakan ungkapan ini. Jawabnya adalah ketika kita ingin meminta
bantuan kepada orang lain dan ketika kita ingin menawarkan bantuan kepada orang lain.

Penggunaan Ungkapan Asking and Offering Help dalam situasi Formal dan Informal

Asking help Formal


●​ Could you possibly help me?
●​ Could I possibly ask you to help me?
●​ Would you be willing to help me?
●​ Could you help me for a second?
●​ I need some help, please.
●​ Could you give me a hand?
●​ Would you mind helping me out?
●​ Could you help me, please?
●​ Would you help me?

Asking help Informal


●​ Can you help me, please?
●​ I can’t manage. Can you help?
●​ Give me a hand with this, will you?
●​ Lend me a hand with this, will you?
●​ Can you give me a hand with this?
●​ Help me, please.
●​ I really need you to help

Offering help Formal


●​ Would you like some help?
●​ May I help you?
●​ May I offer my assistance?
●​ Could I help you?
●​ What can I do for you?
●​ What shall I do for you?
●​ I’ll be glad to help?
●​ May I assist you?

Offering help Informal


●​ Can I help you?
●​ Need any help?
●​ Do you need a hand?
●​ Can I give you a hand?
●​ Do you need any help?
●​ Can I do anything to help?
●​ Do you need any help?

Giving help Formal


●​ I’d like to help you.
●​ I’d be happy to help you.
●​ Sure. What can I do for you?
●​ Sure. I would be glad to help you

Giving help Informal


●​ I will do it for you.
●​ Let me help you.
●​ Yes, I can help you
●​ Yes, no problem.
●​ Yes. How can I help you?

Jenis Ungkapan Asking and Offering Help


1. Menggunakan modal Can
Asking for Help
●​ Can you help me?
Dapatkah kamu membantu saya?
●​ Can I use your dictionary?
Dapatkah saya menggunakan kamus kamu?
●​ Can I borrow your ruler?
Dapatkah saya meminjam penggaris kamu?
●​ Can you open the window?
Dapatkah kamu membuka jendela itu?
●​ Can you take a book for me?
Dapatkah kamu mengambilkanku sebuah buku untukku?

Offering Help
●​ Can I do for you?
Dapatkah saya melakukan sesuatu untukmu?
●​ Can I help you?
Dapatkah saya membantu kamu?
●​ Can I get you something to drink?
Dapatkah saya mengambilkan sesuatu untuk diminum?
●​ What can I do for you?
Apa yang bisa saya lakukan untuk Anda?
●​ What can I do for you?
Bagaimana saya bisa membantu Anda?
*Catatan:
Penggunaan W/H Question dapat diikutsertakan untuk membuat ungkapan Offering Help

2. Menggunakan modal May


Offering Help
●​ May I help you?
Bolehkah saya membantu kamu?
●​ How may I help you?
Apa yang bisa saya bantu?

3. Menggunakan Would/ Could


Asking for Help
●​ Could you help me?
Dapatkah kamu membantuku?
Could you show me the best way?
Dapatkah kamu menunjukkan jalan terbaik untukku?
●​ Would you mind bringing my bag?
Keberatankah kamu membawakan tas saya?
●​ Would you mind helping me with my homework?
Keberatankah kamu untuk membantu pekerjaan rumah saya?

4. Menggunakan Let
Offering Help
●​ Let me help you?
Biar aku bantu?
●​ Let me open the door?
Biar aku yang buka pintu?

Responses/ Tanggapan
Accepting/ Menerima (Asking for help)
A: Would you like to open the door, please?
B: Certainly.

●​ Ok
●​ Sure
●​ Certainly
●​ No problem
●​ My pleasure
●​ It’s not a big deal
●​ Absolutely

Accepting/ Menerima (Offering help)


A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, please.

●​ Yes, please
●​ Ok
●​ Certainly
●​ Thanks
●​ Thank you
●​ How kind of you! Thank you very much.
●​ That’s very good of you!
●​ That’s terribly kind, Thank you very much.
●​ Yes, please do.
●​ What a good idea!
●​ Yes, please.
●​ Thanks. That would be excellent.
●​ Yes.

Declining/ Menolak (Asking for help)


A: Can you help me to give this present for, James?
B: I’m afraid I can’t do it.
●​ Absolutely not
●​ Sorry, I can’t
●​ Sorry, I’m busy
●​ I’m afraid I can’t do it
●​ I am sorry, I can’t help you now
●​ Sorry, I am busy right now
●​ I wish I could help you but I have to do some important tasks.

Declining/ Menolak (Offering help)


A: Can I help you with those boxes?
B: No, Thanks. I can do it by myself.
●​ No, Thanks
●​ No, Thank you
●​ No, you don’t need to.
●​ Don’t bother yourself, thanks.
●​ No, thank you.
●​ That’s very kind, but I can manage myself.
●​ That’s very kind of you, but I don’t think it’s necessary.

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