OFFERING HELP

Offering Service/Help used to offer service/help to others. (Offering Service/Help digunakan

untuk menawarkan jasa atau bantuan kepada orang lain

Jenis Ungkapan Asking and Offering Help

1. Menggunakan modal “Can”

Asking for Help

 Can you help me?

Dapatkah kamu membantu saya?
 Can I use your dictionary?
Dapatkah saya menggunakan kamus kamu?
 Can I borrow your ruler?
Dapatkah saya meminjam penggaris kamu?
 Can you open the window?
Dapatkah kamu membuka jendela itu?
 Can you take a book for me?
Dapatkah kamu mengambilkanku sebuah buku untukku?

Offering Help

 Can I do for you?

Dapatkah saya melakukan sesuatu untukmu?
 Can I help you?
Dapatkah saya membantu kamu?
  Can I get you something to drink?
Dapatkah saya mengambilkanmu sesuatu untuk diminum?

Catatan:
Penggunaan W/H Question dapat diikutsertakan untuk membuat ungkapan Offering Help

 What can I do for you?

Apa yang bisa saya lakukan untuk Anda?
 How can I do for you?
Bagaimana saya bisa membantu Anda?

2. Menggunakan modal “May”

Asking for Help

 May I ask something for you?

Bolehkah saya bertanya sesuatu kepadamu? 
 May I go home early?
Bolehkah saya pulang lebih awal?
 May I borrow your bicycle?
Bolehkah saya meminjam sepeda kamu?
 May I go to the movie?
Bolehkah saya pergi ke bioskop?
 May I call you?
Boleh aku menelponmu?

Offering Help

 May I help you?

Bolehkah saya membantu kamu?
 How may I help you?
Apa yang bisa saya bantu?

3. Menggunakan “Would/ Could”

Asking for Help

 Could you help me?

Dapatkah kamu memnatuku?
 Could you show the best way?
Dapatkah kamu menunjukkan jalan terbaik untukku?
 Would you mind bring my bag?
Keberatankah kamu membawakan tas saya?
 Would you mind help my home work?
Keberatankah kamu untuk membantu pekerjaan rumah saya?
4. Menggunakan “Let”

Offering Help

 Let me help you?

Biar aku bantu?
 Let me open the door?
Biar aku yang buka pintu?

Responses/ Tanggapan
1. Accepting/ Menerima (Asking for help)

A: Would you like to open the door, please?

B: Certainly.

 Ok
 Sure
 Certainly
 No problem
 My pleasure
 It’s not a big deal
 Absolutely

2. Accepting/ Menerima (Offering help)

A: Can I help you?

B: Yes, please.

 Yes, please
 Ok
 Certainly
 Thanks
 Thank you
 How kind of you! Thank you very much.
 That’s very good of you!
 That’s terribly kind, Thank you very much.
 Yes, please do.
 What a good idea!
 Yes, please.
 Thanks. That would be excellent.
 Yes.
3. Declining/ Menolak (Asking for help)

A: Can you help me to give this present for, James?

B: I’m afraid I can’t do it.

 Absolutely not
 Sorry, I can’t
 Sorry, I’m busy
 I’m afraid I can’t do it
 I am sorry, I can’t help you now
 Sorry, I am busy right now
 I wish I could help you but I have to do some important tasks.

4. Declining/ Menolak (Offering help)

A: Can I help you with those boxes?

B: No, Thanks. I can do it by my self.

 No, Thanks
 No, Thank you
 No, you don’t need to.
 Don’t bother yourself, thanks.
 No, thank you.
 That’s very kind, but I can manage myself.
 That’s very kind of you, but I don’t think it’s necessary.
Dialogue Asking and Offering Help

Situation: Mrs Laura will prepare for dinner in the kitchen and her son “Jimmy” will help her
to do something. Let’s find out!
Situasi: Nyonya Laura akan menyiapkan makan malam di dapur dan putranya “Jimmy”
akan membantunya melakukan sesuatu. Ayo cari tahu!

Jimmy : Hi mom…
Mrs Laura : Hi, sweety… have you finished your school homework?
Jimmy : Yes, mom. I’ve already done it.
Mrs Laura : Good boy… There is your milk in the refrigerator.
Jimmy : Okay, mom. I’ll take it. Mom…??
Mrs Laura : Yes, sweety. What’s going on?
Jimmy : What will you cook for our dinner?
Mrs Laura : I’ll cook your favourite food and some vegetables.
Jimmy : Do you need chilli and pepper?
Mrs Laura : Yes, of course. Thank you.
Jimmy : Let me take them for you.
Mrs Laura : Thanks, but pepper is here. Just give me chilli, please.
Jimmy : Okay. Here it is. Anything else, mom?
Mrs Laura : Can you help me to take some eggs? 
Jimmy : That’s no problem. How many eggs do you need, mom?
Mrs Laura : Two eggs, please. They are in the cabinet.
Jimmy : I see. Here you are.
Mrs Laura : Thank you, sweety.
Jimmy : You are welcome, mom. Anything else?
Mrs Laura : Wait a minute. Can you come here?
Jimmy : Yes, mom.
Mrs Laura : Please make up these vegetables.
Jimmy : I like it. Someday I wanna be a chef like you do.
Mrs Laura : That’s a good idea. But, how about your father’s idea, because he wants you
to be an army.
Jimmy : I can be an army, but not on the battlefield.
Mrs Laura : What do you mean?
Jimmy : I will join the forces but my position will be in the kitchen. I’ll cook for
them.
Mrs Laura : Hahahaha… That’s so funny.
Jimmy : It’s done for the vegetables.
Mrs Laura : Wow…Nice.
Jimmy : See… I’m able to be a chef someday.
Mrs Laura : I’m sure about it, sweety.
Jimmy : Let me clean the dining table, mom.
Mrs Laura : How kind of you. Thanks a lot.
Jimmy : No problem mom.
Mrs Laura : The doorbell is ringing. That must be your father. Please open the door.
Jimmy : I’m on my way.

Analyzing the dialogue:

Offering Help

 Jimmy: Let me take them for you.

 Jimmy: Let me take them for you.

Asking for Help

 Mrs Laura: … Just give me chilli, please.

 Mrs Laura: Can you help me to take some eggs?
 Mrs Laura: Please make up these vegetables.
 Mrs Laura: … Please open the door.

Accepting Offers

 Jimmy: Okay. Here it is.

 Jimmy: That’s no problem.
 Jimmy: I like it.
 Mrs Laura: How kind of you. Thanks a lot.
 Jimmy: I’m on my way.

Refusing Offers

 Mrs Laura: Thanks, but pepper is here.