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Ask a colleague for helpاطلب المساعدة من زميل

Work and professional communicationLesson 2 · A2 · 10 minutes

In this lesson

Ask for specific help politely.

The idea, simply

Use Could you help me with …? for a polite workplace request. Could is softer than Can. Add when you have a minute to respect your colleague’s time, and thank them afterwards.

Examples

  • Could you help me with this file?

  • Could you check this when you have a minute?

  • Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Lesson words

  • helpمساعدة
    Thank you for your help.
  • checkيراجع
    Please check the file.
  • explainيشرح
    Can you explain this?
  • colleagueزميل
    Ask a colleague.

Lesson exercises

  1. Put the words in the correct order.
  2. Complete the gap: Can you check this ___?
  3. Choose the correct English sentence.
  4. Which request is the most polite at work?
  5. Ask for specific help politely.