> もしつごうよかったら、どこかゆうめいなところをあんないしてあげてくれませんか.

  1. In the above sentence if both もし and たら translate to "if", why are they both used?

  2. Does あげてくれませんか mean "Won't you do it for me"?
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grammar giving-and-receiving
もし and たら. verbs of giving and receiving
もし is a word used to make the if-statement softer and more hypothetical. It's
most like saying "if, by any chance, ..."

> もしよかったら、案内｛あんない｝してくれますか？
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> If it's alright, could you show me around?

It's just as correct to say よかったら by itself in this sentence but in the
context of a request the もし makes it seem like you're showing more
consideration and understanding that your request might not be granted.

In the case of a statement it makes the situation seem more hypothetical.

> もしないなら、私と話してください
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> If (in the off chance) it's not there, talk to me

To answer the second question: to say あげてくれませんか would be to say "would you do
that for someone else?"

The あげる is for an action being done towards someone away from yourself. The
くれませんか is to ask someone to do something for **yourself** (so it might be a
little confusing).

In the end, this speaker is asking someone to give a tour of a famous place to
someone else but only if it's convenient.
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してあげませんか can't mean "won't you do it for me", only "won't you do it for
him/her/them/some other person. So あんないしてあげませんか would mean "won't you be kind
enough to show him/her/them round?". あんないしてあげてくれませんか would mean "won't you do
me the favour of doing them the favour of showing them round?" So this
sentence means "If it's convenient, would you, as a favour to me, do them the
kindness of showing them round some famous places?" Maybe this would convey
the feeing: "If it's not too inconvenient, could I ask a favour? Would you
mind showing them round some of the famous sights?"
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