Welcome back! Today you get three useful “help me, please” phrases for real life—messages, machines, places, and confusing moments.
No big drama, just calm English you can use when you need another pair of eyes or another person.
Level A1: In this lesson, you’ll practice asking someone to look at something, come with you, or get another person to help. These phrases are short, polite, and useful when you feel stuck. Yak Yacker tip: when in doubt, ask a yak—politely!
After this lesson you'll be able to:
Ask someone to inspect something using “Can you look at this?”
Ask someone to accompany you using “Can you come with me?”
Ask the listener to find another helper using “Can you get someone, please?”
Practice calm A1 requests for everyday help.
Ready? Let's go!
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1. Reading + Listening Practice
Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.
Can you look at this?
Ask another person to inspect or pay attention to something.
Meaning: Ask another person to inspect or pay attention to something.
When to use: Use this when you want someone to check an object, screen, message, form, machine, or problem. Examples: “Can you look at this? The screen is frozen.” “Can you look at this message? I don’t understand it.”
Tip: Remember to say “look at this,” not “look this.”
Can you look at this? The screen is frozen.
Ask someone to check a problem on a screen.
Can you look at this message? I don’t understand it.
Ask someone to inspect a message.
Can you come with me?
Ask someone to accompany the speaker to help with a situation.
Meaning: Ask someone to accompany you to help with a situation.
When to use: Use this when you do not want to go alone or you need support in another place. Examples: “Can you come with me? I can’t find the office.” “Can you come with me to the desk?”
Tip: Use “come with me” when the person goes together with you.
Can you come with me? I can’t find the office.
Ask someone to go with you because you need help.
Can you come with me to the desk?
Ask someone to accompany you to the desk.
Can you get someone, please?
Ask the listener to find another person who can assist.
Meaning: Ask the listener to find another person who can assist.
When to use: Use this when the listener cannot help directly or when you need a staff member, teacher, manager, doctor, or another helper. Examples: “Can you get someone, please? The door is locked.” “Can you get someone, please? I need help with this machine.”
Tip: “Please” makes this request softer and more polite.
Can you get someone, please? The door is locked.
Ask the listener to find a person who can help.
Can you get someone, please? I need help with this machine.
Ask for another helper because there is a problem.
2. Conversational Listening Practice
Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.
Anna is in a building lobby. A screen is not working, and she asks David for help.
What does Anna need help with?
Anna
David, can you look at this? The screen is frozen.
Anna asks David to check the screen.
David
Sure. Hmm, I’m not sure what to do.
David says he is not sure how to help.
Anna
Can you come with me to the front desk?
Anna asks David to go with her.
David
Yes, of course.
David agrees.
Anna
If no one is there, can you get someone, please?
Anna asks David to find another helper if needed.
David
Yes. Let’s get help.
David says they will get help.
3. Guided Practice
Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.
You want someone to check your phone screen. What do you say?
You need support at the front desk and want David to go with you. What do you say?
The person near you cannot help. You need a staff member. What do you say?
Which phrase is best for asking someone to pay attention to a form or message?
Anna shows David her phone and says: “Can you look at this? The message is strange.”
Anna shows David her phone and says: “___ The message is strange.”
David is nervous about going to the office alone. He asks Anna: “Can you come with me? I need help there.”
David is nervous about going to the office alone. He asks Anna: “___ I need help there.”
The machine is broken, and the worker is not nearby. Anna asks David: “Can you get someone, please?”
The machine is broken, and the worker is not nearby. Anna asks David: “___”
Match the core phrases
Match the extra phrases
4. Speaking Practice
Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).
Recording stays on your device only. Check speech uses your browser's speech tools when available.
Say this phrase out loud:
Can you look at this?
Ask another person to inspect or pay attention to something.
Say this phrase out loud:
Can you come with me?
Ask someone to accompany you to help with a situation.
Say this phrase out loud:
Can you get someone, please?
Ask the listener to find another person who can assist.
