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How to Use 'giúp' in Vietnamese (to help/assist)

'giúp' means to help someone do something, and can also make requests more polite.

Quick explanation

Quick explanation

'giúp' means to help someone do something, and can also make requests more polite.

English meanings

  • to help
  • to assist

Grammar pattern

V + giúp + person / giúp + person + V

Examples

1

Bạn giải thích giúp tôi câu này nhé.

Can you help me explain this sentence?

2

Cô ấy giúp tôi sửa lỗi phát âm.

She helps me correct my pronunciation mistakes.

How to use it

'giúp' is a verb meaning 'to help.' It is often used in requests to ask someone for assistance. In Vietnamese, placing 'giúp tôi' after a verb makes the request clearer and more polite.

  • Used to indicate helping someone.
  • Very common in requests.
  • Can appear after the main verb or as the main verb itself.

Compared with English

Compared with English

In English, we often say 'help me' or 'could you help me with...?' Vietnamese uses 'giúp tôi' after the verb to clarify and soften the request.

Common mistakes

Bạn giúp giải thích tôi câu này.

Bạn giải thích giúp tôi câu này.

When asking someone to help you do something, 'giúp tôi' usually comes after the verb.

Cô ấy cho tôi sửa lỗi.

Cô ấy giúp tôi sửa lỗi.

Use 'giúp' for actual help, not 'cho,' which just means 'to give' or 'to let.'

Commonly confused grammar

Practice

Multiple choice

Which sentence uses 'giúp' correctly?

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  • Bạn giải thích giúp tôi câu này nhé.
  • Bạn giúp giải thích tôi câu này.
  • Cô ấy cho tôi sửa lỗi.

Answer: Bạn giải thích giúp tôi câu này nhé.

Explanation: Used to indicate helping someone.

Fill in the blank

Fill in the blank: Bạn giải thích ____ tôi câu này nhé.

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Answer: Bạn giải thích giúp tôi câu này nhé.

Explanation: Used to indicate helping someone.

English to Vietnamese

Translate "Can you help me explain this sentence?" into Vietnamese.

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Answer: Bạn giải thích giúp tôi câu này nhé.

Explanation: Use giúp in the same structure as the example.

True or false

You can omit 'giúp' in Vietnamese whenever there is no direct equivalent in English.

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Answer: False

Explanation: Many Vietnamese particles and complements change the meaning or tone of a sentence. Omitting them can make your meaning incomplete.

Correction

Correct this sentence: Bạn giúp giải thích tôi câu này.

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Answer: Bạn giải thích giúp tôi câu này.

Explanation: When asking someone to help you do something, 'giúp tôi' usually comes after the verb.

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