"Bonvolu helpi min!"

Translation: Please help me!

[linguafiqari]

For anyone who's wondering why ”help” is in the infinitive and not a command, it's because the word for ”please” is already a command, which literally means ”goodwill”.

[makis_eo]

I wouldn't say because it is a command, it's because it already has a tense. The main verb takes the tense the rest take the infinitive. Bonvolu manĝi mian kukon. Mi ŝatas kuri. Mi ŝatas peti helpon iam ajn mi ne povas eltrovi la kialon.

[linguafiqari]

Yeah, that's what I meant :)

[kbalara]

In fact I prefer even more to say "bonvole helpu min", which is still correct.

[kbalara]

Certe cxi tio ankaux povas esti komprenata kiel ordo. "Have a good will to (verb)" a phrasal way to say please.

[Migranto]

Helpi min, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Vi estas mil sola espero!

[dema90]

without "bonvolu" it changes back to "helpu": so either "bonvolu helpi min" or "helpu min"

[ejae2001ph]

"Mi petas" also means please. When can I use Bonvolu and when can I use, mi petas?

[stevenvarner]

Esperantio is a free country.... Whenever you like. :D

[Owen5076]

Kie estas Esperantio? :P

[Fel05RG]

En la koroj de la Esperantistoj. <3

[IanSpackma]

"Be so good as to help me" is a similar English construction.

[JamesTWils]

It looks to me like it was formed on the model of the French "veuillez."

[hidethedog]

"I'm trapped at the duolingo offices and they won't let me out!!!"

[AANickFan]

Anyone hear that "click" half a second after the audio?

[brunofrra]

Now I did

[RandomCanadian12]

Duo, if you're being held captive, blink twice!

[fail_walking]

Someone go and help him already! Jeez...

[marakura]

Someone please tell me I ain't the only one who heard the clap of some sort at the end???

[AANickFan]

You are not the only one. I can hear it.

[DanielKnis1]

NE HAHAHAHHAHHAHAAAHAHAH

[MintyNinja41]

Is this like in Spanish, where you can do "favor de ayudarme", and taking away the "favor de" necessitates the use of an imperative conjugation of ayudar?

[disestablishment]

marina is that you??

[Justin996641]

So then, if I understand this correctly, "Mi petas helpi min" does not employ a command with its synonym for "please" (bonvolu & mi petas) so it wouldn't be correct to use it?

[VoxSilentum]

Is " Bonvolu helpas min" correct? or "Bovolu vi helpas min' ?

[dema90]

"bonvolu helpi min". It is the i-form (infinitive), because bonvolu is already in u-form (command). bonvolu literally means "have good will"

[EinarSig]

Is there a different when I should use 'Mi petas' vs using 'bonvolu'?

[stevenvarner]

No, not really. It's a matter of preference like "Mi ŝatas" vs "plaĉas al mi."

[TobyDaDankEngine]

Maybe tomorrow

[Emile_Bouwer]

I remember "Bonvolu" could also mean "You are welcome".
"You are welcome to help me." was not an accepted translation.