What is the difference? between Would you mind helping me? and Would you mind helping me out?

Question

¿Cuál es la diferencia? entre Would you mind helping me? and Would you mind helping me out?

What is the difference? between Would you mind helping me? and Would you mind helping me out?

• Would you help me out. - Eddy Sep 12, 2011

Answer 1

There's lots of disagreements and "I don't know" answers on this one.

Here's my understanding.

To help out - generally to help somebody by doing whatever you can think of doing.

To help - specifically to help somebody do a specific thing that they need help with.

Examples:

You can help me fix the car. You know more about how the engine works.

You can help out while I fix the car. Organize these tools so I can find which one I need faster.

Answer 2

Not too sure about the Spanish interpretation here.

Would you mind helping me? Esta es una pregunta que invita a la persona a pensar en ayudarte.

Would you help me out? Esta pregunta se lo pregunta a la persona directamente que te ayuda.

Espero haberte ayudado.

Answer 3

There is no difference. that I know of. 'Help me out" is just a colloquial way of asking for help. If there is any difference it's so slight it's not worth talking about.

• thanks - tomasxenix Sep 13, 2011

Answer 4

La primera quiere decir "te molestaría ayudarme?" y la segunda más "me ayudarías?" Ojalá que te haya ayudado. No sé explicarlo bien haha.

• hola mica, por fin te veo, excelente español, ayer te oí en el chat:) - Heidita Sep 12, 2011
• haha gracias! tengo tanto que aprender pero vuelo aprendiendo cada día : D - unMica Sep 12, 2011

Answer 5

You can't say "Would you helping me out."

Would you mind helping me? - ¿Me puedes ayudar?

You can say:

Would you help me out? - ¿Me ayudarías?

There is no real difference in meaning between would you mind helping me and would you mind helping me out. It is a matter of preference.

• Why can't you say "Would you mind helping me out?" I say it all the time! - rabbitwho Sep 12, 2011
• I'm sure you can say that. - pesta Sep 12, 2011
• thanks - tomasxenix Sep 12, 2011