Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "help" in Russian

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помощь

Meaning: help, assistance, aid

Pronunciation: [POH-muhsh']

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #431 (see frequency list)

Do you need my help?
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Example sentences:

Тебé нужнá моя́ пóмощь?
Do you need my help?
Без егó пóмощи я бы не спрáвился.
Without his help I wouldn't have managed it.
Друзья́ всегдá прихóдят на пóмощь.
Friends always come to the aid.
На пóмощь! Меня́ укуси́ла собáка!
Help! I've been bitten by a dog!
literal Help! A dog bit me!
Дéти, а вы умéете окáзывать пéрвую пóмощь?
Children, can you give the first aid?
Вчерá я ви́дел у подъéзда маши́ну скóрой пóмощи.
Yesterday I saw an ambulance at the entrance.
Онá обошлáсь без посторóнней пóмощи.
She managed to do it without any assistance.
literal She managed without side help.
C пóмощью э́того аппарáта мы смóжем перемещáться во врéмени!
With the help of this machine we'll be able to move in time.
Инвали́ды всегдá получáют материа́льную пóмощь.
Disabled people always receive material aid.
Скóро мы бу́дем убирáться при пóмощи рóботов.
We'll be able to clean with the use of robots soon.
literal We'll be able to clean with the help of robots soon.

Idioms and set expressions:

пóмощь на дому́ = home help
без пóмощи = unassisted
literal without help
без посторóнней пóмощи = unassisted, single-handed
literal without outside help
при пóмощи = by means of
с пóмощью = with the help of
пéрвая пóмощь = first aid
cкóрая пóмощь = ambulance
тeхни́ческая пóмощь = technical assistance
оказáть пóмощь = give help
приходи́ть на пóмощь = сome to the aid
подáть ру́ку пóмощи = lend a hand
literal give a helping hand
на пóмощь! = help!
материáльная пóмощь = material aid, pecuniary aid
literal material help
Бог в пóмощь! = God help you!

Related words:

помóчь = help (verb)
помогáть = help (verb)
помóщник = helper
поддéржка = support (noun)

Proverbs and sayings:

Блу́дному сы́ну не в пóмощь богáтство.
Richness won't help a prodigal son.

Case

Singular

Plural

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