Time To Ask..

Gomen for the dead signal all these long, near torturous months. From this point forth, there should be a great deal more news and fun coming to these pages shortly.

Let's settle back into things shall we?

As of right now, I'm knee deep in practicing methods of asking others for favors. This comes in handy when something is in dire need of assistance. And since the statements change depending on the role of the person being asked, it is important to know those differences.

When asking someone close to us, say a friend (tomodachi), asking the question tends to end with a very casual
てくれない(tekurenai)

When asking someone a little less close, such as your host mother, try ending the request with
てくれませんか。(tekuremasenka)

Stepping back a little further, and asking the help of someone who is more like a stranger, ending with ていただけませんか(teitadakemasenka) A much more polite form of this method.

Some examples:

Asking a friend to help me with a task:

ちおっとてつだってくれない.
chotto tetsudatte kurenai?

Asking my host mother to help me study:

べんきょうをてつだってくれませんか。
benkyo wo tetsudattekuremasenka?

Asking the assistance of a stranger:

ちょっとてつだっていただけませんか？
chotto tetsudatte itadakemasenka?