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may

Spanish translation: ¿En qué puedo servirle?

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English term or phrase:may
Spanish translation:¿En qué puedo servirle?
Entered by: Bertha S. Deffenbaugh

02:58 Dec 28, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Retail / retail
English term or phrase: may
may ihelp you
tracey
¿En qué puedo servirle?
Explanation:
Saludos,

Bertha

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Note added at 2001-12-28 03:03:24 (GMT)
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O simplemente : ¿ Puedo servirle?
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Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 22:34
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5¿En qué puedo servirle?
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
5 +3¿Puedo ayudarle?
O María Elena Guerrero
5 +2¿Puedo ayudarte ? / ¿Te puedo ayudar?
Claudia Iglesias
5 +2¿Necesita ayuda?
O María Elena Guerrero
4 +3¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
Beatriz Villena Sanchez
4 +1Te puedo ayudar en algo?
RosettaStone (X)
5Puedo ayudarlo?
mirta
4¿ Necesita algo?
Marisa Pavan


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
¿Puedo ayudarle?


Explanation:
Happy New Year!

O María Elena Guerrero
Spain
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert INGLEDEW
1 min
  -> Thank you
agree  Paola PCR
31 mins
  -> Gracias y Feliz Año
agree  Claudia Berison
55 mins
  -> Gracias y Feliz Año
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
¿En qué puedo servirle?


Explanation:
Saludos,

Bertha

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Note added at 2001-12-28 03:03:24 (GMT)
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O simplemente : ¿ Puedo servirle?

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 22:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paola PCR
31 mins
  -> Gracias. ;)
agree  Doris Fukuda
43 mins
  -> Gracias :)
agree  Claudia Berison
55 mins
  -> Gracias. : )
agree  Carolina Lopez Garcia
7 hrs
  -> Gracias : )
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
17 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
¿Puedo ayudarte ? / ¿Te puedo ayudar?


Explanation:
You can put the affirmative sentence in the interrogative form.
¿Puedo ayudarle ? / ¿Le puedo ayudar ? for someone you say "usted" instead of "tú".

Claudia Iglesias
Chile
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paola PCR
31 mins
  -> Gracias pcontrro
agree  Claudia Berison
55 mins
  -> Gracias Claub
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
¿Necesita ayuda?


Explanation:
Another option.

O María Elena Guerrero
Spain
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paola PCR
29 mins
  -> Gracias y Feliz Año
agree  Claudia Berison
54 mins
  -> Gracias y Feliz Año
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
¿ Necesita algo?


Explanation:
That's what an assistant would say in a shop.

Marisa Pavan
Argentina
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
¿En qué puedo ayudarle?


Explanation:
Desconozco el contexto, pero si es algo así como lo que suelen decir las dependientas de una tienda, normálmente lo dicen así.

Beatriz Villena Sanchez
Spain
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Myers
5 hrs
agree  AngelaMR
8 hrs
agree  Sue Horn
2 days 9 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Te puedo ayudar en algo?


Explanation:
It is useful in a large number of contexts; i.e, for a salesperson, a friend to another,or just someone in the street.For a more formal register you would use "lo/a puedo ayudar en algo?

RosettaStone (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
6 hrs
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2 days 23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Puedo ayudarlo?


Explanation:
I don't have the complete text but this phrase is very much used between salesmen.

mirta
Argentina
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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