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How do you say "can you help me with my homework" in Japanese?

宿題手伝ってくれる?

shukudai tetsudatsu tekureru?

Phrase Kanji

In Japanese, "can you help me with my homework" is 宿題手伝ってくれる? (shukudai tetsudatsu tekureru?).

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Pronunciation

Say SHOO-koo-dai teh-tsoo-DAT-teh-koo-reh-ru, with shukudai, meaning homework, stressed clearly at the start.

Writing and usage

宿題手伝ってくれる? is written using kanji. It's a phrase, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.

Example sentence

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How to remember 宿題手伝ってくれる?

Shukudai sounds like 'shoe-koo-die' — picture your shoes literally falling apart from all the homework walking you've done.

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Questions about 宿題手伝ってくれる?

How do you pronounce 宿題手伝ってくれる??

Say SHOO-koo-dai teh-tsoo-DAT-teh-koo-reh-ru, with shukudai, meaning homework, stressed clearly at the start.

Is 宿題手伝ってくれる? formal or casual?

宿題手伝ってくれる? is a common everyday expression. Context and tone of voice matter more than the words themselves for how formal it sounds.

How is 宿題手伝ってくれる? written in Japanese?

宿題手伝ってくれる? is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as shukudai tetsudatsu tekureru?.

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