4 phrases · A1 · A2

Offering to help in English

Every phrase below is a fixed shape you can fill in and use immediately, ordered from the simplest to the most advanced. Each one carries what it means in English and in Hindi, three examples that vary the slot, and the situations it actually gets said in.

The phrases

Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.

  • Let me {VERB}

    A1

    Offer to do something, without making it a question.

    मुझे ___ करने दीजिए।

    • Let me help you with that.
    • Let me check and tell you.
    • Let me carry that for you.

    Anywhere · say it as: Let me / help you with that · used at work, everyday life

  • Shall I {VERB}?

    A2

    Offer to do something, and let them decide.

    क्या मैं ___ कर दूँ?

    • Shall I call you later?
    • Shall I bring something?
    • Shall I wait outside?

    Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: Shall I / call you later · used at work, everyday life

  • Do you want me to {VERB}?

    A2

    Ask whether they would like you to do something.

    क्या आप चाहते हैं कि मैं ___ करूँ?

    • Do you want me to wait?
    • Do you want me to call him?
    • Do you want me to send it now?

    With friends · say it as: Do you want me to / wait · used everyday life, at work

  • Would you like me to {VERB}?

    A2

    Offer politely — the version for customers and seniors.

    क्या आप चाहेंगे कि मैं ___ करूँ?

    • Would you like me to check it again?
    • Would you like me to book the tickets?
    • Would you like me to explain it once more?

    Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: Would you like me to / check it again · used at work, on the phone

What goes wrong

The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.

Commonly saidCorrect English

Shall I to call you?

Shall I call you?

After "shall", the verb stays plain — no "to".

Do you want that I call him?

Do you want me to call him?

After "want", the other person takes "me to + verb", never "that".

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