pomágati to help, to aid, to assist; to support, to succour, to lend a hand; to be of assistance, to sustain, to relieve, to back up, figurativno to give a hand; (koristiti) to avail, to be of avail, to profit, to be good for, to be of use; (sredstvo, zdravilo) to remedy, to cure, to be efficacious
 pomágati si to find a way (iz težave out of a difficulty)
 sam si pomágati to help oneself, to shift for oneself
 pomágati si brez česa to go without something
 moram si pomágati, kot vem in znam I must shift as well as (ali as best) I can
 moram si pomágati s slovarjem I have to use the dictionary
 pri hoji si pomaga s palico he walks with the help of a stick
 ne si znati pomágati to be at a loss
 ti si znaš pomágati (si iznajdljiv) you are resourceful
 pomágati si medsebojno to aid (ali ta help, to assist) one another (oziroma each other) mutually
 pomagaj si sam in bog ti bo pomagal God helps those who help themselves
 prisiljeni smo, da si pomagamo, kot vemo in znamo we are reduced to expedients
 on si zna pomágati na vse načine he knows all the answers, he's up to all the tricks
 kaj to pomaga? (čemú to?) what is the use of it?
 tu se ne da nič pomágati it can't be helped
 temu je lahkó pomágati this is easily remedied
 kaj pomaga razlagati? what is the use of explaining?
 to nam prav nič ne pomaga that does not help us a bit
 ne vem si več pomágati I am at my wits' end, I do not know what to do
 kaj pomaga to? what is the use of that?, arhaično what will it avail?
 to mi nič ne pomaga that leaves me no better off, I am no better off for it
 kaj ji bo to pomagalo? what good will it do her?
 pomágati komu do česa to help someone to get something
 vam nekoliko pomagam? may I offer you some assistance?
 hočete, da vam pomagam? shall I give you (ali lend you) a hand?
 pomagaj mi, da vstanem! help me up!
 pomagal ji je preko potoka he helped her across the stream
 pomagal sem mu nesti paket I helped him to carry (ali I helped him with) his parcel
 vse skupaj ni nič pomagalo it was all no use
 vse moje pritožbe mi niso nič pomagale all my complaints were useless (ali of no avail)
 tako mi bog pomagaj! so help me God!
 pomagali so mi na noge they helped me up, they helped me back on my feet
 pomágati vdovi in siroti to befriend the widow and the orphan
 to zdravilo mi je pomagalo this medicine has done me good
 komur ni svetovati, temu ni mogoče pomágati he who cannot be advised, cannot be helped; where counsel fails no cure prevails