excuse me

dǎ - jiǎo . le

dǎjiǎo le

Excuse me, but can you help me?

Dǎjiǎo le, nǐ néng bāng gè máng ma?

... Usage Lesson:

... As with any language, there are different ways of saying the same thing.
... In this example, "help" is written as "bāng gè máng" --- ( 帮个忙 ), with
... the measure word, "gè - ( 个 ), inserted between the two words which
... actually mean "help". In other parts of China, other Chinese, may simply
... eliminate the measure word and join the two 'help' words as one word,
... "bāngmáng" --- ( 帮忙 ) :

... "Dǎjiǎo le, nǐ néng bāngmáng ma?"

............................... or

... "Dǎjiǎo le, nǐ néng bùnéng bāngmáng?"

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