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He asks if I would help.

He asks if I will help.

Is there any difference between the two sentences?

My dictionary says 'would' is another version of expressing the reinforced willingness of someone's 'will'. For example, the dictionary provided this sentence: If you would understand a nation, you must know its language.

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  • What's the context? Have you seen the first sentence somewhere? If you made it up, why do you think it might be natural English?
    – gotube ♦
    Commented May 29, 2023 at 16:47
  • @gotube 'would' is another version of expressing the reinforced willingness of someone's 'will'. For example, If you would understand a nation, you must know its language.
    – gomadeng
    Commented May 29, 2023 at 17:08
  • This question cannot be answered as it stands. Please edit it to indicate everything someone answering the question needs to know, including what you already know and what work you've done to try and answer it on your own.
    – gotube ♦
    Commented May 29, 2023 at 17:27
  • "If you would understand a nation, you must know its language." Look at the results, which are very few, they appear to be Japanese. No one would say this today. Please tell us how old your dictionary is, and where it was printed.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Commented May 29, 2023 at 19:05
  • Sorry, the sources are Korean not Japanese.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Commented May 29, 2023 at 19:17

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