Can you help me, please? — asking politely
Can you…? Could you…? please — the politeness frame around every request. These are the sentences that keep real conversations alive when you're lost.
New core words in this lesson
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Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Can you help me, please?
- 2No trouble at all.
- 3Could you say that again?
- 4Please speak a little slower.
- 5Sorry, I don't understand.
- 6What does this word mean?
- 7Can you write it down for me?
- 8One more time, please.
- 9Excuse me, may I come in?
- 10Thanks so much for your help.
- 11You're so kind.
- 12Is this seat free?
- 13After you, please.
- 14Let me give you a hand.
- 15Anything for a friend.
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
- Do I need an account, and is it free?
- No account needed to start: you can practice 3 full lessons free — audio, typing, and word-by-word feedback — without signing up. Create a free account to keep going: 100 Echoes (about 10 more lessons), plus saved progress, streaks, and a mistakes notebook.
- What level is this lesson?
- This lesson is graded A1 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons start at A1 and climb as the library grows.