Lesson 164 Ask for Help 第一百六十四课 寻求帮助 (1)

Cam: Welcome to Chinese Studio everyone, who shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie.  Cam, this week we are going to learn all about asking for help.
Cam: Well, that sounds useful Yajie, because I know I certainly need help….
YJ: Let’s check Key Words of the Day.

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Key words of the day 
Would you do me a favor? 能帮我个忙吗? Can you help me with this form? 能帮我填一下这张表吗? Sure当然可以。Thanks a million, 非常感谢。All in today’s Chinese Studio.
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Cam: Now Yajie, in many cases, whether at the chao shi, bank, restaurant, or whatever, we need to ask for help.
Yajie: Right. You can say能帮我个忙吗?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma? 
YJ: neng2 means would you? 
Cam: neng2.
YJ: bang1 wo3 means to help me,
Cam: bang1 wo3,
YJ: ge4 is short for yi2ge4, which means one, 
Cam: ge4.
YJ: bang1 mang2, help.
Cam: bang1 mang2.  
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma? 
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 ge4 mang2 ma? Would you do me a favor?

Conversation 1:

A:能帮我个忙吗?
B:当然可以。 怎么了?
A:能替我寄封信吗?
B:好的,没问题。 
A:谢谢。
B: 不客气。

Cam: Yajie, let’s say I’m in a bank, and I need to fill out some forms, but I don’t know the Chinese. How can I ask someone else to help me with the form? 
YJ: You can say 能帮我填一下这张表吗?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 tian2 yi2xia4 zhe4 zhang1 biao3 ma?
YJ: bang1 means help,  
Cam:.bang1
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3, can you help me, 
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3, 
YJ: tian2 yi2xia4, to fill in, 
Cam: tian2 yi2xia4,
YJ: zhe4 zhang1 biao3, this form, 
Cam:  zhe4 zhang1 biao3
YJ: zhang1 is the measure word, 
Cam:zhang1. 
YJ: biao3 is short for biao3ge2, here it means form, 
Cam: biao3, 
YJ:, zhe4 zhang1 biao3, this form, 
Cam: zhe4 zhang1 biao3, this form, 
YJ: neng2 bang1 wo3 tian2 yi2xia4 zhe4 zhang1 biao3 ma?
Cam: neng2 bang1 wo3 tian2 yi2xia4 zhe4 zhang1 biao3 ma? Can you help me with this form?

Conversation 2:

A:对不起, 能帮我填一下这张表吗?
B:当然可以。
A:非常感谢!
B:不客气。

Cam: And if I ask somebody to do me a favor, what will their response be?
Yajie: Most friendly people will say 当然可以, which means Sure.
Cam: dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3.
YJ: dang1 ran2 means of course, 
Cam: dang1 ran2. 
YJ: ke2 yi3 imply that I can help, 
Cam: ke2 yi3
YJ: dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3. 
Cam: dang1 ran2 ke2 yi3. of course I can.  Then finally what should I say to someone who helped me? 
YJ: you can say非常感谢Thanks a million. 
Cam: fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. 
YJ: fei1 chang2 means very much, 
Cam: fei1 chang2 
YJ: gan3 xie4. thanks 
Cam: gan3 xie4. 
YJ: fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. 
Cam: fei1 chang2 gan3 xie4. Thanks a million.

Conversation 3:

A:能帮我个忙吗?
B:当然可以了,怎么了?
A:能帮我去楼下取个快件吗?
B:没问题。

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Key words Reminder 
Would you do me a favor? 能帮我个忙吗? Can you help me with this form? 能帮我填一下这张表吗? Sure当然可以。 Thanks a million, 非常感谢。 All in today’s Chinese Studio.

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Cam: This has been very… ahem… helpful, Yajie.
YJ: Time for our question of the day. How do you say “Would you do me a favor” in Chinese?
Cam: See you next week!
YJ: Ming tian jian!