Asking and Offering Help – Pengertian, Penggunaan, Contoh

 Asking Help adalah ungkapan dalam Bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk meminta

bantuan kepada orang lain.
 Offering Help adalah ungkapan yang digunakan untuk menawarkan bantuan kepada orang lain
dengan menggunakan kalimat Bahasa Inggris.

Penggunaan Asking and Offering Help

Ungkapan diatas dipakai untuk kegiatan sehari hari dan bisa dalam bentuk formal dan non formal

Asking help Formal

 Could you possibly help me?
 Could I possibly ask you to help me?
 Would you be willing to help me?

Asking help Informal

Can you help me, please?
I can’t manage. Can you help?
Give me a hand with this, will you?

Offering help Formal

 Would you like some help?
 May I help you?
 May I offer my assistance?

Offering help Informal

Can I help you?
Need any help?
Do you need a hand?

Giving help Formal

 I’d like to help you.
 I’d be happy to help you.

Giving help Informal

I will do it for you.
Let me help you.
Yes, I can help you
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?

Offering Help
 Can I do for you?
Dapatkah saya melakukan sesuatu untukmu?
 Can I help you?
Dapatkah saya membantu kamu?
 How can I do for you?
Bagaimana saya bisa membantu Anda?

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

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?
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?

4. Menggunakan Let
Offering Help
 Let me help you?
Biar aku bantu?
 Let me open the door?
Biar aku yang buka pintu?
Responses/ Tanggapan
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

Accepting/ Menerima (Offering help)

A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, please.

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

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.