Chinese phrase
可以帮我〜吗？ ké yǐ bāng wǒ 〜 ma
Meaning
Could you help me ___?
When to use it
A polite way to ask someone to help with something. It is common in everyday requests and sounds friendly and respectful.
Example dialogue
请问，可以帮我翻译这句话吗？ qǐng wèn ké yǐ bāng wǒ fān yì zhè jù huà ma
Excuse me, could you help me translate this sentence?
没问题，给我看看句子。 méi wèn tí gěi wǒ kàn kàn jù zi
No problem, let me see the sentence.