How to Say ‘Can you help me?’ in Traditional Chinese
你可以幫我嗎？
💬 Usage Tip: This is a polite way to ask for assistance.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Using [嗎] makes the question softer and more polite.
Phrase Breakdown
你
You
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你是老師
You are the teacher.
可以
Can
Indicates ability or permission.
我可以去嗎？
Can I go?
幫
Help
The act of assisting.
可以幫我嗎？
Can you help me?
我
me
Refers to oneself.
他看我
He looks at me.
嗎？
?
A question particle used to form yes-or-no questions.
你是學生嗎？
Are you a student?
Word-by-Word Breakdown
你
[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]
can
Be able to do something.
你可以來我的家。
You can come to my house.
幫
[bāng]
help
To assist someone.
幫我拿那個。
Help me get that.
我
[wǒ]
me
Referring to oneself.
給我看看。
Let me see.
嗎
[ma]
question particle
Used at the end of a question.
你來嗎？
Are you coming?
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