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помогать

help

Meaning of помогать

Русский

делать что-то, чтобы другому было легче

English

to make something easier for someone

help

Pronunciation

Russian
[pəmɐˈɡatʲ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Помогать его or помогать ему?

помогать ему

помогать + dative: помогать ему, маме

Don't say «помогать его». Say «помогать ему»: помогать takes the dative case.

Я помогаю ему с домашним заданием.

I help him with his homework.

помогать with English translation

помогать usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Вы можете помочь мне с этой молнией?

Can you help me with this zipper?

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, помогите мне донести эти сумки до машины.

Please help me carry these bags to the car.

помогать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between помогать, выручить, and оказать помощь

В
🇷🇺Russian
выручить

Informal: to help someone out of a difficult moment.

A2often
О
🇷🇺Russian
оказать помощь

Formal phrase, often about medical or official help.

A2often

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помогать meaning: what does it mean?

to make something easier for someone

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?

Can you help me with this zipper? Translation: Вы можете помочь мне с этой молнией?

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 Work English vocabulary?

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

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