W weal5300 後輩 Joined 25 Mar 2011 Messages 13 Reaction score 0 7 May 2011 #1 助ける and 手伝う have same meaning to help
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 7 May 2011 #2 The translation depends on the meaning of "to help", e.g., "to help someone to do" or "to help a drowning man". (手伝う can't be used for the latter case.)
The translation depends on the meaning of "to help", e.g., "to help someone to do" or "to help a drowning man". (手伝う can't be used for the latter case.)