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to ask ☊ hỏi chuyện ☊
问 → ☊ wen4 to ask ☊ Yêu cầu ☊
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3000TH: ทวง ☊ thuaangM to ask for (something owed)
3000TH: ถาม ☊ thaamR to ask (a question)
3000TH: ขอทาง ☊ khaawR thaangM to ask to give way
5000FR: demander ☊ to ask for
5000FR: réclamer ☊ to ask for, call for; to claim
GBENDE: 问 to ask fragen
ENDE: to ask fragen
She does not know how to ask for the time in Vietnamese. ☊ Cô ấy không biết làm thế nào để hỏi giờ bằng tiếng Việt. ☊ Places
to ask Hỏi * 064
to ask Hỏi * 085
I want to ask you something. Tôi muốn hỏi bạn vài chuyện. * 072
I want to ask you for something. Tôi muốn nhờ bạn vài chuyện. * 072
like: to ask → →
hot and cold; to ask about someone’s health ☊ hàn huyên ☊
(1) thanks to, owing to
(2) to turn over, be dependent on, reply on
(3) to ask (a favor), request, please ☊ nhờ ☊
come to ask a favor (of) ☊ đem đầu ☊
2181 I'm sorry to call you so late, but I need to ask you something. ☊ Tôi xin lỗi vì gọi cậu muộn thế nhưng tôi cần hỏi cậu một số thứ. ☊
2245 If you want to leave early, you have to ask for permission. ☊ Nếu cậu muốn rời đi sớm, cậu phải xin phép. ☊
2387 After the lecture, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. ☊ Sau bài giảng sẽ có cơ hội để đặt câu hỏi. ☊
2520 The reason I'm calling you is to ask your advice. ☊ Lí do tôi đang gọi cho cậu là muốn xin cậu lời khuyên. ☊
2952 The police are going to ask us a lot of questions, so we need to back each other up. ☊ Cảnh sát sẽ hỏi chúng ta nhiều câu hỏi nên chúng ta phải tương trợ nhau. ☊
afraid to do sth: Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand. ☊ afraid ☊
I don't like this room. I'm going to ask for another. ☊ another ☊
to ask/look/wait anxiously ☊ anxiously ☊
I'd like to ask his opinion but I find him difficult to approach (= not easy to talk to in a friendly way). ☊ approach ☊
ask for sth: to ask for a job/a drink/an explanation ☊ ask ☊
I am writing to ask for some information about courses. ☊ ask ☊
ask sb where, what, etc...: I had to ask the teacher what to do next. ☊ ask ☊
I know that this is a bad time to ask for help. ☊ bad ☊
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries or concerns about this work. ☊ concern ☊
I'm glad you offered—it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask. ☊ embarrassment ☊
There'll be a chance to ask questions at the end. ☊ end ☊
fair to sb (to do sth): Was it really fair to him to ask him to do all the work? ☊ fair ☊
I forgot to ask him for his address. ☊ forget ☊
frightened to do sth: I'm too frightened to ask him now. ☊ frightened ☊
I can't decide. I'll have to ask the governor (= the man in charge, who employs sb). ☊ governor ☊
It does no harm to ask. ☊ there is no harm in (sb's) doing sth, it does no harm (for sb) to do sth ☊
If you'd like me to send you the book, then please don't hesitate to ask. ☊ hesitate ☊
to ask an intelligent question ☊ intelligent ☊
to conduct an interview (= to ask sb questions in public) ☊ interview ☊
learn to do sth: I soon learned not to ask too many questions. ☊ learn ☊
He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, much less speak to a room full of people. ☊ even/much/still less ☊
to ask for/look at the menu ☊ menu ☊
I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind. ☊ if you don't mind, if you wouldn't mind ☊
She made a mental note (= decided that she must remember) to ask Alan about it. ☊ note ☊
occur to do sth: It didn't occur to her to ask for help. ☊ occur to sb ☊
opportunity (to do sth): You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end. ☊ opportunity ☊
I was forced to ask passing strangers for money. ☊ passing ☊
They're perfectly within their rights to ask to see the report. ☊ perfectly ☊
Don't be too proud to ask for help. ☊ proud ☊
to ask/answer a question ☊ question ☊
In an interview try to ask open questions that don't just need 'Yes' or 'No' as an answer. ☊ question ☊
I was waiting for the right moment to ask him. ☊ right ☊
You're quite within your rights to ask for your money back. ☊ right ☊
I'm going to ask for a rise. ☊ rise ☊
She was too shy to ask anyone for help. ☊ shy ☊
Stay tuned (= used to ask people to continue listening to or watching a particular programme on the radio or television). ☊ stay ☊
You're the third person to ask me that. ☊ the ☊
There's another thing I'd like to ask you. ☊ thing ☊
Is it too much to ask for a little quiet? ☊ too ☊
to ask sb the way ☊ way ☊
demander ☊ j’ai un service à vous demander ☊
réclamer ☊ ils ont réclamé leur droit au sens critique ☊