12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English - English Lesson via Skype

12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English - English Lesson via Skype Here I will give you 12 other ways to ask for help in English.  Avoid using the same words and phrases over and over again, increase your English vocabulary and speak better English. 12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English Hi there. This is Harry. And welcome back to our English lessons. Were going to talk to you today about the word help and look at different ways in which you can ask for help.But before I get onto that, just want to remind you all to subscribe to my channel as always. And if you want to keep up with news, then you should join me on www.englishlessonviaskype.com with, theres lots of helpful information, online English courses and everything that can  help you improve your English.Lets look at the ways in which we can say or ask for help.Help is the very short word and we can just say help. Somebody would come running or somebody would  say: ‘Whats wrong, whats wrong?’Just very simply to say Help.Just put a little bit of stress on it to show that you need some help. Either youre going to drop something or youve tripped or fallen or something like that.So instead of just screaming out, what other ways to ask for help in English you can use? We can just simply say to somebody:Can you help me,  please?Very simple. And instead of can, you can replace it with one of the other modal verbs.Could you help me,  please?Will you help me,  please?Exactly the same meaning, but just different ways to to, to express it.I need some assistance.A little bit more form. It could be in an office situation. The bosss struggling. He said:I think I need some assistance with this problem or this spreadsheet or my computer. Somethings happened so I need some assistance.Could you give me a hand?It means will you please help me?This is heavy. Could you give me a hand?I need to shift the bed so I can hoover, could you give me a hand?I need to move the TV into the other corner to put the Christmas tree. Could you give me a hand?So just different ways to ask for help. 12 Other Ways to Ask for Help in English Help other students to improve English Could you hold  that?This is another way to express it. You have something that you you have  in your hands and you want to do  something elseso you  say:Could you hold  that,  please?Meaning could you help me? Just hold that while I work out this  other problem or  while I pay. Hold my bag or hold my  coat or hold something. Could you hold  that?  I need your supportAgain  another way to ask for help.  Perhaps theres a vote coming up  and youre involved in the vote youre  standing for election to a little group  or a committee or something more  important and you ask somebody for the  help:I need your support. Will you vote for me? Will you get your friends to vote for  me?Would you mind helping me,  please?Again a little bit more formal.  It is a  bit more polite.  Adding would or could in front of is making it less direct and more  polite. Another one  isCould you do me a favour?Will you do me a  favour?Can you do  me a favour?  Could you pick up my laundry  when youre going past the shop?Could you do me  a favour  asking for somebody to give you  a little bit of help.  Something a little  less formal and even less informal bit  of slang:Could you give me a digout?Very British English.  To dig out  means  to help literally when you dig a hole is  to take somebody out of a problem.Could  you give me a digout meaning could you  help me with this.  Often that is used  when somebody wants to perhaps borrow  some money from you. Could you lend me a hand?Meaning just help  me for a few minutes or 20 minutes or  whatever it might be,  lend me a hand.Or you could just simply say without asking  a question:I need a helping handI need somebody to  come into the kitchen and help me with  this dinner.And then finallyCould someone help me, please?  So lots and lots of different ways  in which you can ask for help.Let me  just give them to you again:Help the simple scream for helpCould/can/will  you help me, please?  I need  some assistanceCould you give me a hand  Could you lend me a handCould you hold  thatI need your supportWould you mind  helping me?  Could you do me a favour?Could  you give me a digout?I need a helping handCould  someone help me,  please  Okay.  Join me again soon.  Thanks