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How to Say “Can You Help Me?” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Can you help me?” in Turkish is Bana yardım edebilir misiniz? It is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. Below are 3 alternatives (informal, neutral), how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Bana yardım edebilir misiniz?

Literally
“to me help can-do are-you?”
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Formalpolite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials

How Bana yardım edebilir misiniz? is built

  1. banato me (dative of ben)
  2. yardımhelp
  3. ed-ebil-can do (ability)
  4. -iraorist
  5. misinizquestion particle + you (polite)
Grammar guideTurkish Ability & Possibility (-ebilmek / -abilmek): Can & Could →Grammar guideTurkish Dative Case (-e / -a): Direction, Motion & Destination →Grammar guideTurkish Question Particle mi / mı / mu / mü: Spelling, Placement & Person Endings →Conjugate the verbyardım etmek (to help) →

Other ways to say “Can you help me?”

  • Yardım eder misin?Informal

    “will you help?”

    To a friend.

  • Bir ricam varNeutral

    “I have a request”

    Polite way to start asking a favour.

  • Bakar mısınız?Neutral

    “could you look?”

    To call staff over first.

How to reply

  • Tabii, buyurun.

    Of course, go ahead.

  • Ne lazım?

    What do you need?

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Affedersiniz, bana yardım edebilir misiniz? Bu kartı nasıl kullanıyorum?

    Excuse me, can you help me? How do I use this card?

  2. B

    Tabii, kartı buraya okutun.

    Sure, tap the card here.

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Excuse meAffedersinizFormalHelp!İmdat!NeutralPleaseLütfenNeutralThank you for your helpYardımınız için teşekkür ederimFormal

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“Can you help me?” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Can you help me” in Turkish?

The most common way is Bana yardım edebilir misiniz? (literally “to me help can-do are-you?”), which is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. You will also hear Yardım eder misin (“will you help?”): to a friend.

How do you reply to Bana yardım edebilir misiniz?

Typical replies are Tabii, buyurun. (“Of course, go ahead.”) and Ne lazım? (“What do you need?”).

What does each part of Bana yardım edebilir misiniz mean?

bana = to me (dative of ben); yardım = help; ed-ebil- = can do (ability); -ir = aorist; misiniz = question particle + you (polite). Yardım etmek takes the dative: bana (to me), size (to you).

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