Phrase guide

can I help you

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

An offering of assistance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: may I help you

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

An indignant response to nosey or rude behavior.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: excuse you

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي مُسَاعَدَتُكَ؟ (hal yumkinunī musāʕadatuka?) — offering of assistance
  • Arabic: هَلْ يُمْكِنُنِي مُسَاعَدَتُكِ؟ (hal yumkinunī musāʕadatuki?) — offering of assistance
  • Arabic: ممكن أساعدك؟ (momken ʔasaʕadak?) — offering of assistance
  • Arabic: ممكن أساعدك؟ (momken ʔasaʕadek?) — offering of assistance
  • Azerbaijani: mən sizə kömək edə bilərəm? — offering of assistance
  • Basque: lagundu dezaket? — offering of assistance
  • Belarusian: ці я магу́ вам дапамагчы́? (ci ja mahú vam dapamahčý?) — offering of assistance
  • Bengali: আমি আপনাকে সাহায্য করতে পারি? (ami apnake śahajjo korote pari?) — offering of assistance
  • Bulgarian: мо́га ли да ти помо́гна? (móga li da ti pomógna?) — offering of assistance
  • Bulgarian: мо́га ли да ви помо́гна? (móga li da vi pomógna?) — offering of assistance
  • Catalan: puc ajudar-lo? — offering of assistance
  • Cebuano: makatabang ba ka nimo? — offering of assistance
  • Chinese: 我會使鬥汝𣍐? /我会使斗汝𫧃? (góa ē-sái tàu lí--bōe? / góa ē-sái tàu lí--bē? / óa ē-sái tàu lú--bē?) — offering of assistance
  • Chinese: 我會做鬥汝𣍐? /我会做斗汝𫧃? (góa ē-chòe tàu lí--bōe? / góa ě-chòe tàu lí--bǒe? / góa ě-chòe tàu lír--bǒe?) — offering of assistance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我可以幫你嗎? /我可以帮你吗? (wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ ma?) — offering of assistance
  • Czech: mohu vám pomoci? — offering of assistance
  • Danish: kan jeg hjælpe dig? — offering of assistance
  • Dutch: kan ik u helpen? — offering of assistance
  • Esperanto: ĉu mi povas helpi vin? — offering of assistance
  • Finnish: voinko auttaa sinua? — offering of assistance
  • French: puis-je vous aider — offering of assistance
  • German: kann ich Ihnen helfen? — offering of assistance
  • German: kann ich dir helfen? — offering of assistance
  • Greek: μπορώ να σε βοηθήσω; (boró na se voïthíso?) — offering of assistance
  • Haitian Creole: eske mwen ka edew? — offering of assistance
  • Hebrew: אני יכול לעזור לך? (ani yakhol la'azor lakh) — offering of assistance
  • Hindi: क्या मैं आपकी मदद कर सकता हूं? (kyā ma͠i āpkī madad kar saktā hū̃?) — offering of assistance
  • Hungarian: segíthetek? — offering of assistance
  • Indonesian: boleh aku membantumu? — offering of assistance
  • Indonesian: boleh saya membantu Anda? — offering of assistance
  • Italian: posso aiutarla? — offering of assistance
  • Japanese: 何かお手伝いできますか (nani-ka o-tetsudai dekimasu ka?) — offering of assistance
  • Japanese: お手伝いしましょうか (o-tetsudai shimashō ka?) — offering of assistance
  • Kazakh: мен саған көмектесе аламын ба? (men sağan kömektese alamyn ba?) — offering of assistance
  • Korean: 무엇을 도와 드릴까요? (mueos-eul dowa deurilkkayo?) — offering of assistance
  • Korean: 좀 도와 드릴까요? (jom dowa deurilkkayo?) — offering of assistance
  • Macedonian: можам да ви помогнам? (možam da vi pomognam?) — offering of assistance
  • Macedonian: можам да ти помогнам? (možam da ti pomognam?) — offering of assistance
  • Malay: boleh saya tolong anda? — offering of assistance
  • Malay: boleh aku tolong kamu? — offering of assistance
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kan jeg hjelpe deg? — offering of assistance
  • Iranian Persian: چِطُوْر میتونَم کُمَکْتون کُنَم؟ (četowr mi-tunam komaktun konam?) — offering of assistance
  • Polish: czy mogę ci pomóc? — offering of assistance
  • Polish: czy mogę pani pomóc? — offering of assistance
  • Polish: czy mogę panu pomóc? — offering of assistance
  • Portuguese: posso ajudar? — offering of assistance
  • Romanian: vă pot ajuta? — offering of assistance
  • Russian: я могу́ вам помо́чь? (ja mogú vam pomóčʹ?) — offering of assistance
  • Serbo-Croatian: могу ли ти помоћи? — offering of assistance
  • Serbo-Croatian: mogu li ti pomoći? — offering of assistance
  • Slovak: môžem vám pomôcť? — offering of assistance
  • Slovene: vam lahko pomagam? — offering of assistance
  • Spanish: ¿puedo ayudarle? — offering of assistance
  • Swahili: naweza kukusaidia? — offering of assistance
  • Swedish: kan jag hjälpa dig? — offering of assistance
  • Tagalog: maaari ba kitang matulungan? — offering of assistance
  • Tagalog: puwede ba kitang tulungan? — offering of assistance
  • Turkish: yardımcı olabilir miyim? — offering of assistance
  • Turkish: yardım edebilir miyim? — offering of assistance
  • Ukrainian: чи мо́жу я вам допомогти́? (čy móžu ja vam dopomohtý?) — offering of assistance
  • Urdu: کْیا مَیں آپ کی مَدَد کَر سَکْتا ہُوں؟ (kyā ma͠i āp kī madad kar saktā hū̃?) — offering of assistance
  • Vietnamese: tôi có thể giúp bạn? — offering of assistance