Помогнете ми
pomognete mi
The English phrase "help me" is translated into Bulgarian as Помогнете ми (pomognete mi).
The phrase is used to make a request for assistance when someone is in need or in danger.
Which one should you use?
While Помогнете ми is the default form used for groups or formal situations, the variant помогни ми is used to address a single person.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use Помогнете ми when addressing a group of people or when using the formal "you" to show respect to a stranger. Use Помогни ми when addressing a single person you know well or a child.
How do you pronounce it?
pomognete mi
Did you know?
- The Bulgarian word for 'help' помощ shares a root with the word мощ, which means 'power' or 'might'. This suggests that asking for help is literally asking someone to lend you their strength.
- If you are asking for a small favor, such as help carrying a bag, Bulgarians often use the phrase Може ли да ми помогнете, which adds 'Is it possible'. Using Помогнете ми alone can sound like an urgent alarm to a native speaker.
- In an emergency, shouting Помощ! (pomosht), which means 'help' as a noun, is often more effective and common than the full phrase Помогнете ми.
Examples in context
- Помогнете ми, моля!Pomognete mi, molya!Help me, please!
- Бързо, помогнете ми!Burzo, pomognete mi!Quickly, help me!
- Моля ви, помогнете ми с това.Molya vi, pomognete mi s tova.Please, help me with this.
Example conversation
Martin is lost in a city and asks Desislava for directions.
- Мартин MartinИзвинете, помогнете ми!Izvinete, pomognete mi!Excuse me, help me!
- Десислава DesislavaКакво се е случило?Kakvo se e sluchilo?What happened?
- Мартин MartinЗагубих се в града.Zagubih se v grada.I got lost in the city.
- Десислава DesislavaЩе ви помогна, Мартин.Shte vi pomogna, Martin.I will help you, Martin.
