In English, we say I help clean the kitchen, but in French, you'd say J’aide à nettoyer la cuisine.
Il aide à préparer le dîner.
He helps make dinner.
Tu aides à laver les vêtements.
You help wash the clothes.
Elles m’aident à choisir une robe.
They are helping me choose a dress.
To ask for help or to offer to help, we often use can or should in English, as in Can you give that to me? or Should I help with dinner? In French, you don’t always need these extra words; you can just politely state your request as a question.
Je prépare le dessert ?
Should I prepare the dessert?
Tu mets des assiettes sur la table ?
Can you put plates on the table?
Vous apportez un gâteau à votre grand‑mère ?
Can you bring grandma a cake ?
You’ve already seen that Je t’appelle by itself means I call you or I’m calling you. But if you add a word like demain, it means I will call you!
Je t’appelle demain.
I’ll call you tomorrow.
On mange ensemble demain ?
Will we eat together tomorrow?
On se voit la semaine prochaine ?
Will we see each other next week?