Could I help you?

and Can I help you?; May I help you?

Could I assist you? (Said by shopkeepers, clerks, food service workers, and people who answer the telephone.) The clerk came over and said, "Could I help you?" Clerk: May I help you? Mary: No thanks, I'm just looking.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alethea	[.ælə'θiə]
Belinda	[bə'lində]
Stanislava	stah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Beavis	BEE-vis	Popular Culture
Sree	-	Indian, Telugu, Tamil
Janice	['dʒænis]