- Could / Would you do me a favour? Sometimes we want to be polite and ask someone if they are willing to help out in the first place.
- Could I ask / bother / trouble you + infinitive?
- Could you / Would you + base form of verb + please?
- Could you + possibly + verb?
- Would you mind + verb-ing?
How do you ask someone for help?
4 Tips to Ask for (and Get) Help
- Be concise and specific. Asking for and offering help can only be productive under one crucial condition: clear communication.
- Don’t apologize. Don’t apologize for asking for help.
- Make it personal, not transactional. Don’t ask for help over email or text.
- Follow up with results.
How do you say please help in email?
“I’m hoping you can assist me with…” “I’m hoping you can help me with…” “I have [some issue] you may be able to help/assist me with…”
Is Can you please help me a question?
Could you help me is a polite way of saying “Will you please take the time to help me?” It should be said with a diffident smile, and delivered not as a demand, but as a request. ‘Can you help me ? ‘ is a question for someone you know is capable of ‘helping you’.
How do I make a request?
Making Requests in English
- Can you give me the book?
- Could you please take off your raincoat?
- Could you please take me to the dentist?
- Would you be kind enough to repair my computer?
- Do you think you could take me to the supermarket?
- Could I ask you to take me home?
- Can you tell me what happened?
How do you ask for help in text?
There are a few modal verbs that are really helpful when asking for help.
- Can – “can you help me?” which means are you able to help?
- Could – “could you help me?” which means is it possible for you to help?
- Would – “would you help me?” which means are you willing to help?
How do I ask for financial help?
5 Tips to Help You Ask Family and Friends for Financial Help
- Determine your needs. To avoid asking for more or less than you need, write out the exact amount you need and what you need it for.
- Explain your efforts so far.
- Develop a repayment plan.
- Give help in return.
- Be respectful.
How do I write an email with an attachment?
How to write an email with an attachment
- Determine what files you wish to send.
- Write the email’s subject line.
- Compose the email’s body.
- Attach the files.
- Review and send the email.
- Make sure the attachment is in an appropriate file format.
- Try to limit the attachment file’s size.
- Consider sending a link instead.
Which is correct could you help me please or Could you Please Help Me?
Google Search “Could you help me*please”: 40,000,000 results. Google Search “Could you please help me*”: 11,000,000 results. 1 Google results may not be accurate at all. I will be reviewing this. Another answer suggests a different result. Sentence length tends to require “please” to be moved to the beginning.
Are there any requests that can be stated as a question?
Requests that are stated as questions: Would you please point out Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on the map. Could you translate that sign over there for me, please. Thus, all “Could you…” sentences are really questions because ‘ Could you please pass me the salt?’ ‘Sure! Here you go.’
When do I use a question mark with ” Could you [ please ]?
‘No problem!’ (Man signs in indicated box.) ‘All set. Thank you!’ Hence, you should always terminate any sentence beginning with ” [Please] could you” with a question mark. It’s useful to have a typographical way of distinguishing two types of utterance which are otherwise graphically identical, e.g.:
Which is more polite ” Could you Help Me ” or ” Please on the end “?
Use whichever one you want and you’ll be more polite than most people. The following data is a very rough indication that “please-on-the-end” might be more common: 1 Google Search “Could you help me*please”: 40,000,000 results.