Helping a colleague · Offering help with shall

Offering help with shall in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Offering help with shall.

Use Would you like…? for a polite offer or suggestion. Use I can… to offer practical help. Accept or decline clearly and politely.

Context: Helping a colleague. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

You have several boxes to carry upstairs.

لديك عدة صناديق لتنقلها إلى الطابق العلوي.

Shall I help you with the heavier ones?

هل أساعدك في الصناديق الأثقل؟

That would be great; please take the box beside the door.

سيكون ذلك رائعًا؛ يرجى أخذ الصندوق المجاور للباب.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: You have several boxes to carry upstairs.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: سيكون ذلك رائعًا؛ يرجى أخذ الصندوق المجاور للباب.