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помогать

help

Meaning of помогать

assist

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Pronunciation
Russian[pəmɐˈɡatʲ]
Russianхелп
Chinese pronunciation in Latin lettersbāng zhù
help
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помогать with Chinese translation

помогать usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

你能帮助我吗?

Ты можешь мне помочь?

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

这张桌子太重了,帮我一下。

Этот стол слишком тяжёлый, помоги мне.

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помогать belongs to the topic "Top 300, Customer Communication". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

помогать帮助
гость客人
приветствие问候
вид景色
инструмент工具
цена价格
покупать

помогать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between помогать / помочь / поддерживать / ассистировать / содействовать / способствовать

П
🇷🇺Russian
помочь

Perfective form of «помогать»: to help once or to complete the act of helping.

A1Very Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
поддерживать

To support someone morally, practically, or financially; often means being on someone’s side.

A2Often
А
🇷🇺Russian
ассистировать

A formal word meaning to assist as an aide, usually in professional, medical, or technical work.

B1Rarely
С
🇷🇺Russian
содействовать

A formal word meaning to help achieve a goal or support a process; often sounds official and bookish.

B1Rarely
С
🇷🇺Russian
способствовать

To contribute to a result or process; not personal help to a person, but support for an event or development.

B1Often
В
🇷🇺Russian
выручить

Colloquial: to help quickly in a difficult situation, get someone out of trouble, sometimes also lend money.

A2Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
подсобить

Colloquial and a bit simple: to help a little, usually for a short time or with a practical task.

A2Rarely
П
🇷🇺Russian
протянуть руку помощи

An idiom meaning to offer help to someone in trouble.

A2Rarely
О
🇷🇺Russian
оказать помощь

A slightly more formal phrase meaning “to help.” It sounds a bit more official than «помогать».

A2Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
подстраховать

To help in advance to reduce the risk of failure or danger; often means to act as a backup.

B1Rarely

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How to pronounce помогать and what this word means

помогать means help. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce помогать

[pəmɐˈɡatʲ]

помогать translation

help

помогать examples

Kannst du mir helfen?

помогать transcription

[pəmɐˈɡatʲ], хелп

Questions about this word

помогать meaning: what does it mean?

оказывать поддержку или помощь другому человеку

помогать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

помогать is pronounced as [pəmɐˈɡatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

помогать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Kannst du mir helfen? Translation: Ты можешь мне помочь?

Is помогать part of Customer Communication vocabulary?

Yes, помогать (help) can be learned in the Customer Communication topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is помогать part of Professional English vocabulary?

Yes, помогать (help) can be learned in the Professional English topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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