Berikut beberapa kalimat yang paling sering digunakan ketika menawarkan bantuan (offering help) kepada seseorang:
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Can I help you? May I help you? What can I do for you?
Kalimat yang bersifat formal ini digunakan dalam conversation (percakapan) untuk menawarkan bantuan, biasanya oleh orang yang bekerja di suatu toko atau usaha lain kepada konsumennya. Jika mengenal konsumen, namanya dapat ditambahkan untuk membuat pertanyaan menjadi less formal dan membuatnya merasa spesial.
Contoh Kalimat “offering help”
| No | Contoh Kalimat “offering help” |
|---|---|
| 1 |
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| 2 | Good morning, Mr Fenton. What can I do for you? (Selamat pagi, Pak Fenton. Apa yang dapat saya lakukan untukmu?) |
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Would you like some help? Do you need some help?
Kalimat di atas dapat digunakan ketika penanya cukup yakin bahwa yang ditanya membutuhkan bantuan. Selain diikuti noun (phrase), would you like dapat pula diikuti someone + to do something, sementara do you need help dapat pula diikuti doing something.
Contoh Kalimat “offering help”
| No | Contoh Kalimat “offering help” |
|---|---|
| 1 | Would you like some help/advice? (Apakah kamu membutuhkan bantuan/nasihat?) |
| 2 |
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| 3 | Would you like me to help you with your English? (Apakah kamu mau saya membantu bahasa Inggrismu?) |
| 4 | Do you need help studying for exams? (Apakah kamu membutuhkan bantuan untuk belajar untuk ujian?) |
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References:
- Beare, Kenneth. “Learn How to Offer Help in English.” ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-offer-help-1211127. Accessed on September 18, 2019.
- Can I help you? https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/can+i+help+you. Accessed on July 26, 2018.
- How may I help you? https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/What+can+I+do+for+you%3F. Accessed on July 26, 2018.
- would you like…? – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/would-you-like. Accessed on September 3, 2019.
- What Can I Do You For? https://www.dailywritingtips.com/what-can-i-do-you-for/. Accessed on September 18, 2019.
- Carol Carysforth, Mike Neild. (2003). OCR Certificate in Administration Level 1 Student Book. Oxford: Heinemann Educational Publishers.