WorkBeginner
Asking a coworker for help in English (beginner)
Beginner English for asking a coworker for help. Key line: “Can you help me with this form?”
Full script
Lin
Can you help me with this form?
Them
Sure. What part is hard?
Lin
This date box. It always beats me.
Them
Write the month first, then the day.
Lin
Oh, I do it backward every time.
Them
No problem. Dates can be tricky.
Lin
Thanks. I want one small win today.
Them
Great. The date box loses today.
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Help
✓ Can you help me with this?Ask for help with something near you
Replace this with the thing
Problem
✓ What part is hard?Ask where the problem is
Use to ask which step is difficult
Backward
✓ I do it backward.Say the order is reversed
Means the order is reversed
Thanks
✓ Thanks.Natural quick thanks
A simple thanks sounds natural
Quick answers
Help: what to say in English
Say “Can you help me with this?” — ask for help with something near you. Replace this with the thing.
Problem: what to say in English
Say “What part is hard?” — ask where the problem is. Use to ask which step is difficult.
Backward: what to say in English
Say “I do it backward.” — say the order is reversed. Means the order is reversed.
Thanks: what to say in English
Say “Thanks.” — natural quick thanks. A simple thanks sounds natural.