Learn English – “I’m happy to help”

expressionsmeaning-in-context

Let’s say I just helped someone and they thanked me for it, would it be contextually appropriate to reply to their “thank you” with “i’m Happy to help”
I’m asking if I can use the expression after helping someone as a way to say “i’m Glad I was able to help” or “It didn’t bother me at all to help” ?

Or should I only use “i’m Happy to help” when I want to offer someone help ?

Best Answer

These are all acceptable:

You're welcome.

No problem. (Note: there exists some debate that this is primarily used by younger generations only, and may cause offense when spoken to older generations.)

It wasn't a problem./It wasn't an issue./It wasn't a bother. (used only when the person thanking you is apologizing for the effort/sacrifice/etc. that went into helping them)

I'm happy to help./I was happy to help.

I'm glad I was able to help.

If you're going to offer to help, you could say

I'll be happy to help!

This isn't a full list or anything, but hopefully the additional options help provide you some context as to what's acceptable and what may not be acceptable.

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