🙋 Asking for help politely

Unit 2 · Office communication · 8 min

Polite requests: Could you…? / Would you mind …ing? / Do you have a minute? Replies: Sure. / No problem. / Sorry, I'm busy right now.

Words in this lesson

• Could you help me? — Could you help me?
• Would you mind checking this? — Would you mind checking this?
• Do you have a minute? — Do you have a minute?
• Sure — Sure
• No problem — No problem
• I'm busy right now — I'm busy right now

Agree to "Would you mind…?" with "No" or "Not at all".

Project: Write three requests using three different forms.