Can I help you?

Pengertian “Can I help you?”

Can I help you? adalah kata-kata yang digunakan dalam conversation (percakapan) untuk menawarkan bantuan (offering help), biasanya oleh orang yang bekerja di suatu toko atau usaha lain kepada konsumennya. Kalimat bahasa Inggris ini bersifat formal.

Lihat juga:

• don’t get me wrong
• don’t mention it
• from now on
• here you go/are
• I’m afraid (that)
• not to mention
• sorry to hear that
• What a shame!
• What’s the matter?
• Would you like…?

Contoh kalimat “Can I help you?” dan Artinya

1. A: “Can I help you?” B: “Yes, I’m looking for cinnamon powder.”
   (Dapatkah saya membantumu? Ya, saya sedang mencari kayu manis bubuk.)
2. The friendly sales staff approached me and said, “Can I help you?”
   (Staf penjualan yang ramah itu mendekati saya dan berkata, “Dapatkah saya membantumu?”)
3. He always gives the answer “No, thanks — Just looking” every time a sales assistant says “Can I help you?”
   (Dia selalu memberikan jawaban “Tidak, terima kasih — Hanya melihat-lihat” setiap asisten penjualan berkata, “Dapatkah saya membantumu?”)

Related Posts:

• Verbal Phrase
• be supposed to (phrase)
• Long Story Short (phrase)
• There’s no such thing/person
• Nice Try (Phrase)
• All the Best (Phrase)
• Adjectival Prepositional Phrase
• walk all over someone (phrase)
• the last thing one wants
• Absolute Phrase

References:

1. Can I help you?https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Conversational_Phrases/C/can_I_help_you__4057.htm. Accessed on August 17, 2017.
2. Can I help you? http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Can+I+help+you%3F. Accessed on August 17, 2017.
3. Can I help you? Why retail customers always say no. https://stevesammartino.com/2013/05/21/can-i-help-you-why-retail-customers-always-say-no/. Accessed on August 17, 2017.