How to Say Help Me in Korean:
Learning Korean
Are you wondering how to say Help me in Korean while learning Korean?
In Korean learning, the expression Please help me is often used in everyday
life and is useful when asking for help from others.
In addition, learning Korean involves using honorifics and informal speech,
so it is a good idea to use the appropriate expression for the situation.
In this article, we will look at various ways to say Help me in Korean
and provide examples for each situation.
Basic Expression: Please help me (Do wa ju se yo)
The most common expression used in Korean to mean Help me is
**도와 주세요 (do wa ju se yo)**.
Expression structure
도와주다 (do wa ju da): Dowa means help and juda means give,
so dowajuda means to give help.
세요 (se yo): This is a polite expression, used when asking someone politely.
Examples of use:
When asking for directions: Please help me with the road.
(Gil jom do wa ju se yo)
When asking someone to lift a heavy load: Please help me with this.
(I jim jom do wa ju se yo)
Formal Korean expression: Can you help me? (Do wa ju sil Su Ina yo?) 도와 주실수 있나요
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If you want to say “Help me” more politely, you can use (do wa ju sil su i na yo)
도와 주실수 있나요
(do wa ju sil su ina yo?). This expression gives a more polite feeling
when asking someone for help.
It is especially good to use when asking for a favor from someone
you don't know or in situations where you need to be more polite.
Examples of use:
When asking for directions: Can you help me get out of here?
(Yeogiseo naganeun gil-eul do wa ju sil su ina yo?)
When asking for help to solve a problem: Can you help me with this problem?
(I munje-reul do wa ju sil su ina yo?)
This expression is especially good to use with older people or
people you don't know,and it can emphasize politeness even more.
to ask someone for help in a more natural way.
Informal Korean Expression: Dowajwo 도와줘
You can use informal speech, Dowajwo,도와줘 when you are close to someone,
such as a friend or family member.
This expression is used in friendly situations where you don't need to be polite.
It is a way to ask the other person for help a little more naturally.
Examples of use:
When asking a friend for help: Help me with this. (Igeo jom do wa jwo)
Korean expression for asking a family member for something:
Please help me with my luggage. (Nae jim jom do wa jwo)
Dowajwo 도와줘 is a comfortable expression to use in close relationships,
and it is an expression that allows you to ask for help without feeling pressured.
Korean expression for asking for help in an emergency: Please save me! (Sal lyeo ju se yo !) 살려주세요
In an emergency, you may need to say Please save me! (sallyeojuseyo!) 살려주세요
This is a stronger expression than 살려주세요 (sal lyeo ju se yo!) ,
and Please save me means Please save me or Help me,
and is used in very urgent situations.
Examples of use:
Shouting in an accident or emergency situation:
살려주세요 (Sal lyeo ju se yo!) → Please save me!
This expression is mainly used in emergency situations,
and can be used as an urgent signal to ask for help from those around you.
Conclusion
Using the expression Help me appropriately in
Korean is an important way to show respect and express
your intentions appropriately to the other person.
If you learn various Korean expressions such
as (do wa ju se yo), (do wa jwo) and (Sal lyeo ju se yo!)
and use them appropriately to the situation,
you can learn Korean more naturally and politely.
