喜んでお手伝いします

yorokonde o-tetsudai shimasu

happy to help

A: この書類を手伝ってもらえますか？ B: 喜んでお手伝いします。

A: Can you help me with these documents? B: I'd be happy to help.

formal

A polite and enthusiastic way to say you are willing to assist someone.

お忙しいところ申し訳ありませんが、喜んでお手伝いします。

I'm sorry to bother you, but I'd be happy to help.

「引っ越しの手伝いをしますか？」「喜んでお手伝いします！」

'Can I help you move?' 'I'd be happy to help!'

Used in both spoken and written Japanese to express willingness to assist. More formal than 喜んで手伝います.

Collocations

喜んでお手伝いしますI'd be happy to help喜んで協力しますI'd be happy to cooperate

Synonyms

喜んで手伝いますお手伝いします協力します

Antonyms

お断りします遠慮します

Related Phrases

お手伝いできて光栄ですphrase

It's an honor to help

何卒よろしくお願いしますphrase

Please treat me favorably

Pro Tip

Politeness Level

This phrase is more formal than 喜んで手伝います. Use it in professional or customer service contexts, or when speaking to someone you respect.

Gold Rule

Response to Requests

喜んでお手伝いします is the ideal response when someone asks for help in a formal or work setting. It shows enthusiasm while maintaining politeness.

Word Origin

喜んで (yorokonde) = 'with pleasure' + お手伝いします (o-tetsudai shimasu) = 'I will help' (polite form of 手伝う). The phrase combines the adverbial form of 喜ぶ (to be glad) with the humble-polite verb form.

Usage Notes

This phrase is commonly used in service-oriented contexts or when responding to requests for assistance. It conveys both willingness and politeness. The お in お手伝い is an honorific prefix.

Word Breakdown

喜んで

with pleasure / gladly

adverb

お

honorific prefix

prefix

手伝い

help

noun (masu-stem of 手伝う)

します

do (polite verb)

verb

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