"can I help you" meaning in English

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  1. An offering of assistance. Synonyms: may I help you Translations (offering of assistance): أيمكنني مساعدتك؟ (Arabic), mən sizə kömək edə bilərəm? (Azerbaijani), lagundu dezaket? (Basque), আমি আপনাকে সাহায্য করতে পারি? (Bengali), мога ли да ти помогна? (moga li da ti pomogna?) (Bulgarian), puc ajudar-lo? (Catalan), makatabang ba ka nimo? (Cebuano), 我可以幫你嗎? (Chinese Mandarin), 我可以帮你吗? (wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ ma?) (Chinese Mandarin), mohu vám pomoci? (Czech), kan jeg hjælpe dig? (Danish), kan ik u helpen? [formal] (Dutch), ĉu mi povas helpi vin? (Esperanto), voinko auttaa sinua? (Finnish), puis-je vous aider (French), kann ich Ihnen helfen? [formal] (German), kann ich dir helfen? [informal] (German), μπορώ να σε βοηθήσω? (boró na se voïthíso?) (Greek), eske mwen ka edew? (Haitian Creole), אני יכול לעזור לך? (ani yakhol la'azor lakh) (Hebrew), क्या मैं आपकी मदद कर सकता हूं? (kyā ma͠i āpkī madad kar saktā hū̃?) (Hindi), boleh aku membantumu? [informal] (Indonesian), boleh saya membantu Anda? [formal] (Indonesian), posso aiutarla? (Italian), いかがなさいましたか? (ika ga nasaimashita ka?) (Japanese), мен саған көмектесе аламын ба? (men sağan kömektese alamyn ba?) (Kazakh), 무엇을 도와 드릴까요? (mueoseul dowa deurilkkayo?) (Korean), boleh saya tolong anda? [formal] (Malay), boleh aku tolong kamu? [informal] (Malay), kan jeg hjelpe deg? (Norwegian Bokmål), میتونم کمکتون کنم؟ (mitunam kemektun kunam?) (Persian), czy mogę ci pomóc? (Polish), posso ajudar? (Portuguese), vă pot ajuta? (Romanian), я могу вам помочь? (ja mogu vam pomočʹ?) (Russian), могу ли ти помоћи? [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), mogu li ti pomoći? [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), ¿puedo ayudarle? (Spanish), naweza kukusaidia? (Swahili), kan jag hjälpa dig? (Swedish), maari ba kitang tulungan? (Tagalog), puwede ba kitang tulungan? (Tagalog), yardımcı olabilir miyim? (Turkish), чи можу я вам допомогти? (čy možu ja vam dopomohty?) (Ukrainian), کیا میں اپ کی مدد کر سکتا ہوں؟ (kyā main āpkī madad kar saktā hun?) (Urdu), tôi có thể giúp bạn? (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-can_I_help_you-en-phrase-u8~Z4l5q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasebook Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English phrasebook: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'offering of assistance': 98 2
  2. An indignant response to nosey or rude behavior. Synonyms: excuse you
    Sense id: en-can_I_help_you-en-phrase-LVBHdrnJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasebook Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English phrasebook: 54 46

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          "roman": "boró na se voïthíso?",
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          "roman": "ika ga nasaimashita ka?",
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "men sağan kömektese alamyn ba?",
          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "мен саған көмектесе аламын ба?"
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          "roman": "mueoseul dowa deurilkkayo?",
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          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "kan jeg hjelpe deg?"
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          "roman": "mitunam kemektun kunam?",
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          "sense": "offering of assistance",
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          "roman": "ja mogu vam pomočʹ?",
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          "word": "я могу вам помочь?"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "offering of assistance",
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          "word": "могу ли ти помоћи?"
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          "sense": "offering of assistance",
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          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "¿puedo ayudarle?"
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          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "naweza kukusaidia?"
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          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "kan jag hjälpa dig?"
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          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "yardımcı olabilir miyim?"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "čy možu ja vam dopomohty?",
          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "чи можу я вам допомогти?"
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          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "kyā main āpkī madad kar saktā hun?",
          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "کیا میں اپ کی مدد کر سکتا ہوں؟"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "offering of assistance",
          "word": "tôi có thể giúp bạn?"
        }
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          "word": "excuse you"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "أيمكنني مساعدتك؟"
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      "word": "我可以帮你吗?"
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      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "mohu vám pomoci?"
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      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "kan jeg hjælpe dig?"
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      "word": "ĉu mi povas helpi vin?"
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      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "voinko auttaa sinua?"
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      "sense": "offering of assistance",
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      "sense": "offering of assistance",
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "boró na se voïthíso?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "μπορώ να σε βοηθήσω?"
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      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "eske mwen ka edew?"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ani yakhol la'azor lakh",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "אני יכול לעזור לך?"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kyā ma͠i āpkī madad kar saktā hū̃?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "क्या मैं आपकी मदद कर सकता हूं?"
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
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      "word": "boleh aku membantumu?"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
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      "word": "boleh saya membantu Anda?"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "posso aiutarla?"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ika ga nasaimashita ka?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "いかがなさいましたか?"
    },
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "men sağan kömektese alamyn ba?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "мен саған көмектесе аламын ба?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mueoseul dowa deurilkkayo?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "무엇을 도와 드릴까요?"
    },
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
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      "word": "boleh saya tolong anda?"
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      "word": "boleh aku tolong kamu?"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "kan jeg hjelpe deg?"
    },
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mitunam kemektun kunam?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "میتونم کمکتون کنم؟"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "czy mogę ci pomóc?"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "posso ajudar?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "vă pot ajuta?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ja mogu vam pomočʹ?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "я могу вам помочь?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "могу ли ти помоћи?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "mogu li ti pomoći?"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "¿puedo ayudarle?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "naweza kukusaidia?"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "kan jag hjälpa dig?"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "maari ba kitang tulungan?"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "puwede ba kitang tulungan?"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "yardımcı olabilir miyim?"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čy možu ja vam dopomohty?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "чи можу я вам допомогти?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "kyā main āpkī madad kar saktā hun?",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "کیا میں اپ کی مدد کر سکتا ہوں؟"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "offering of assistance",
      "word": "tôi có thể giúp bạn?"
    }
  ],
  "word": "can I help you"
}

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