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How do you say "can you help me" in Chinese?
你能帮帮我吗？
nǐ néng bāng bāng wǒ ma ？
In Chinese, "can you help me" is 你能帮帮我吗？ (nǐ néng bāng bāng wǒ ma ？).
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Pronunciation
Aim to hit nǐ néng bāng bāng wǒ ma ？ using "nǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "néng" pushed upward like a question (second tone), then "bāng" held flat and high (first tone), then "bāng" held flat and high (first tone), then "wǒ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "ma" kept light and neutral, then "？" kept light and neutral.
Writing and usage
你能帮帮我吗？ is written using hanzi. It's a phrase, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
can you help me
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How to remember 你能帮帮我吗？
Turn "nǐ néng bāng bāng wǒ ma ？" into a tiny story about can you help me — the sillier the mental image, the faster it sticks.
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Questions about 你能帮帮我吗？
How do you pronounce 你能帮帮我吗？?
Aim to hit nǐ néng bāng bāng wǒ ma ？ using "nǐ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "néng" pushed upward like a question (second tone), then "bāng" held flat and high (first tone), then "bāng" held flat and high (first tone), then "wǒ" dipped low then curled back up (third tone), then "ma" kept light and neutral, then "？" kept light and neutral.
Is 你能帮帮我吗？ formal or casual?
你能帮帮我吗？ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 你能帮帮我吗？ used in Chinese?
你能帮帮我吗？ is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (can you help me).
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