Communication

ask for a hand

ask for help

To ask someone to help you do something that is difficult to do alone.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you moving that table by yourself?

I was, but I may ask you for a hand.

Play the conversation

Can you ask your brother for a hand with these boxes?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Can you ask your brother ‸ a hand with these boxes?

Say: Can you ask your brother for a hand with these boxes?

The expression uses for before a hand when requesting help.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

ask someone for a hand; ask for a hand with something

Your turn: say it out loud

Can you ask your brother for a hand with these boxes?

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

ask for a hand

ask for help

“Can you ask your brother for a hand with these boxes?”

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