What's the difference?
教えてください

教えてもらう

Question

What's the difference?
教えてください

教えてもらう

Answer

教える=teach 
ください=please give 
もらう=be given 

>教えてください 
教える＋ください=教えてください 
= please give (me) teaching 
→please teach (me) 

>教えてもらう 
教える+もらう=教えてもらう 
= be given teaching 
→be taught

Answer

教えてください means simply "Please teach me". 

教えてもらう means something like "to receive the gift of teaching", or in proper English, "to be taught".

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