🧸 Don't be afraid when you can't communicate✨ 10 English phrases to convey your 'desire to help'
Have you ever seen a foreigner in trouble at the station and thought,
“I wonder what I should say in English...?”
We have collected simple English phrases that are useful in those “frustrating moments.”
Even if you can't communicate everything,your “desire to help” will definitely come across💬
☕Day 1 | Making the first approach
💬① Are you okay?
(Are you okay?)
Are you / okay?
Are you / alright?
🗣️ Are you okay?
💬② Do you need help?
(Can I help you?)
Do you / need / help?
Do you / need / assistance?
🗣️ Do you need help?
🐻 One point
Simple but warm-sounding.
The trick is to say it slowly with a smile so you don't startle them✨
☕Day 2 | When you can't hear them well
💬③ I’m sorry, could you say that again?
(I'm sorry, could you say that again?)
I’m sorry, / could you / say that / again?
I am sorry, / would you be able to / say that / once more?
🗣️ I’m sorry, could you say that again?
💬④ Could you speak more slowly, please?
(Could you speak a little more slowly?)
Could you / speak / more slowly, / please?
Would you be able to / speak / more slowly, / please?
🗣️ Could you speak more slowly, please?
🐻 One point
Just adding “please” makes your impression much softer🌸
☕Day 3 | When you don't understand the meaning
💬⑤ What does that mean?
(What does that mean?)
What / does / that / mean?
What / is / that / signifying?
🗣️ What does that mean?
💬⑥ I’m not sure I understand.
(I'm not sure if I understand correctly.)
I’m not sure / I / understand.
I am not certain, / that I, / understand.
🗣️ I'm not sure I understand.
🐻 One-point advice
A softer and more polite impression than "I don’t understand."
This is a phrase that makes the other person think, "I should speak a little slower."☕
☕Day 4 | When you can't hear or convey well
💬⑦ I didn’t catch that.
(I couldn't catch that.)
I / didn’t / catch / that.
I, / did not, / catch, / that.
🗣️ I didn't catch that.
💬⑧ Could you write it down?
(Could you write it down?)
Could you / write / it down?
Are you able to, / write, / it down (on paper)?
🗣️ Could you write it down?
🐻 One-point advice
It's easier to convey if you point to your smartphone's memo app or a piece of paper✨
☕Day 5 | Conveying in a different way
💬⑨ I’ll use my translator app. Can I show you?
(I'll use a translation app. May I show you?)
I will / use / my translator app. / Can I / show / you?
I intend to, / use, / my translation app. / Can I, / show, / you?
🗣️ I'll use my translator app. Can I show you?
🐻 One-point advice
The ultimate phrase for when you can't convey things well with words!
It goes smoothly if you use a translation app on your smartphone and show them the screen✨
💬⑩ Let me check on my phone.
(Let me check on my phone.)
Let me / check / on / my phone.
Let me, / check, / on, / my phone.
🗣️ Let me check on my phone.
🐻 One-point advice
Just adding "Let me check" gives a very polite impression.
"Let me..." is a modest and gentle way to make a request💗
☕ Bonus Phrase
“Glad I could help!”
🗣️ Glad I could help!
🌸 Finally
Even if you can't communicate well, your kindness will surely come across.
Use these 10 phrases to get through those 'I can't think of the English' moments with a smile 💬