{"id":14701,"date":"2017-08-15T12:06:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T10:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=14701"},"modified":"2017-08-15T12:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T10:07:45","slug":"aiuto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/aiuto\/","title":{"rendered":"Aiuto!"},"content":{"rendered":"

You never know what problems you may encounter when travelling in Italy, so it’s best to carry a ‘tool kit’ of essential vocabulary that’ll help you get out of tricky situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aiuto!<\/strong> (help!) is a word that you’ll definitely need to know, although hopefully you’ll never find yourself in an emergency situation. Perhaps more useful for everyday situations is the related verb aiutare<\/strong> (to help). Let’s take a look at how we use it:<\/p>\n

Can you help me?<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

mi pu\u00f2 aiutare per favore?<\/strong> = can you help me please? (formal)<\/p>\n

mi puoi aiutare per favore?<\/strong> = can you help me please? (informal)<\/p>\n

mi potete aiutare per favore?<\/strong> = can you help me please? (plural)<\/p>\n

Can you help us?<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

ci pu\u00f2 aiutare per favore?<\/strong> = can you help us please? (formal)<\/p>\n

ci puoi aiutare per favore?<\/strong> = can you help us please? (informal)<\/p>\n

ci potete aiutare per favore?<\/strong> = can you help us please? (plural)<\/p>\n

Offering help<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

la posso aiutare?<\/strong> = can I help you? (formal)<\/p>\n

ti posso aiutare?<\/strong> = can I help you? (informal)<\/p>\n

vi posso aiutare?<\/strong> = can I help you? (plural)<\/p>\n

la possiamo aiutare?<\/strong> = can we help you? (formal)<\/p>\n

ti possiamo aiutare?<\/strong> = can we help you? (informal)<\/p>\n

vi possiamo aiutare?<\/strong> = can we help you? (plural)<\/p>\n

N.B. you can also change the word order to: posso aiutarla?<\/strong>, posso aiutarti?<\/strong>, posso aiutarvi?<\/strong> possiamo aiutarla?<\/strong> etc. = can I help you?<\/p>\n

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Study of hands by Leonardo da Vinci.<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Giving a hand<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Another very common way of asking for or offering help is by using the expression ‘dare una mono’<\/strong> = ‘to give a hand’<\/p>\n

Can you give me a hand?<\/span><\/p>\n

mi pu\u00f2 dare una mano per favore?<\/strong> = can you give me a hand please? (formal)<\/p>\n

mi puoi dare una mano per favore?<\/strong> = can you give me a hand please? (informal)<\/p>\n

mi potete dare una mano per favore?<\/strong> = can you give me a hand please? (plural)<\/p>\n

Can you give us a hand?<\/span><\/p>\n

ci pu\u00f2 dare una mano per favore?<\/strong> = can you give us a hand please? (formal)<\/p>\n

ci puoi dare una mano per favore?<\/strong> = can you give us a hand please? (informal)<\/p>\n

ci potete dare una mano per favore?<\/strong> = can you give us a hand please? (plural)<\/p>\n

Can I give you a hand?<\/span><\/p>\n

le posso dare una mano?<\/strong> = can I give you a hand? (formal)<\/p>\n

ti posso dare una mano?<\/strong> = can I give you a hand? (informal)<\/p>\n

vi posso dare una mano?<\/strong> = can I give you a hand? (plural)<\/p>\n

You can also shorten this to le do una mano?<\/strong> ti<\/strong> do una mano?<\/strong> vi<\/strong> do una mano?<\/strong> etc. = shall I give you a hand?<\/p>\n

When talking to a friend you can say: dammi una mano <\/strong>(<\/em>a spostare questo tavolo, ecc.)<\/em><\/span> = give me a hand (<\/em>t<\/span>o move this table, etc.)<\/em>
\n<\/span>or ask them: mi dai una mano?<\/strong> (<\/em><\/span>a pulire questa stanza, ecc.<\/em><\/span><\/strong>)<\/em><\/span> = can you give me a hand? (to clean this room, etc.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If you see someone in difficulty you can ask them: le serve una mano?<\/strong> ti serve una mano? <\/strong>etc. = do you need a hand?<\/p>\n

Se ti serve una mano con il tuo Italiano facci sapere, va bene?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

You never know what problems you may encounter when travelling in Italy, so it’s best to carry a ‘tool kit’ of essential vocabulary that’ll help you get out of tricky situations. Aiuto! (help!) is a word that you’ll definitely need to know, although hopefully you’ll never find yourself in an emergency situation. Perhaps more useful…<\/p>\n

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