preguntar

/pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/, [pɾe.ɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

ask, to ask


Examples
  • Levanté la mano para preguntar.

    I raised my hand to ask a question.

  • Las siete preguntas que un ingeniero se tiene que preguntar a sí mismo son: quién, qué, cuándo, dónde, por qué, cómo y cuánto.

    The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.

  • Hay una cosa que quiero preguntar.

    There is one thing I want to ask.

  • Si alguien fuera a preguntar cuál es el objetivo de la historia, realmente no lo sé.

    If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.

  • No hay necesidad de preguntar. Usted lo sabe de todos modos.

    There's no need to ask. You know it anyway.

  • Temo que no podré ayudarte. Debes preguntar a alguien más.

    I'm afraid I can't help you. You must ask someone else.

  • Si realmente quieres saber, solo debes preguntar.

    If you really want to know, all you have to do is ask.

  • Puedes preguntar al chico que está jugando allí.

    You can ask the child who's playing over there.

  • Debes preguntar a Tom.

    You should ask Tom.

  • Si realmente quieres saber, todo lo que tienes que hacer es preguntar.

    If you really want to know, all you need to do is ask.

  • Voy a preguntar más tarde.

    I'll ask later.

  • ¿Le puedes preguntar si tiene tiempo para atenderme el jueves a las dos de la tarde?

    Are you asking him if he has time to attend, Thursday at two in the afternoon?

  • No dudéis en preguntar si no entendéis.

    Don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand.

  • Sabía que ibas a preguntar eso.

    I knew you were going to ask that.

  • Siempre puedes preguntar algo en contrapartida.

    You can always ask a question in return.

  • ¿Puedo preguntar por qué no quieres hablar de eso?

    May I ask why it is that you don't want to talk about it?

  • Él tomó mi paraguas sin molestarse en preguntar.

    He took my umbrella without bothering to ask.

  • Es de mala educación preguntar a alguien cuánto gana.

    It's rude to ask someone how much they earn.

  • Tom tiene como norma estricta nunca preguntar a una mujer su edad.

    Tom always makes it a rule never to ask a woman her age.

  • Tom se empezó a preguntar de quién Mary habría aprendido francés.

    Tom began to wonder who Mary had learned French from.


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