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When we ask for help from someone, we will need to let him or her know that we are facing some kind of difficulty.

Here’s a phrase to help us explain our situation.

“Komatte imasu” means “I’m in trouble.”

(“Komatte”– in trouble/facing difficulty, “imasu” – be ~ing)

“Anata no tasuke ga hitsuyou desu” means “I need your help.”

(“Anata” – you, “no” – of, “tasuke” – help, “ga” – a particle to indicate a subject, “hitsuyou” – need/needed, “desu” – is)

Let’s communicate well and ask for help when we need it.

See you in the next episode of Speakin’ Japanese!

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