Ask, ask for, ask ... to - Ask: perguntar a. Ask him again. Pergunte a ele de novo. - Ask for: pedir por. Ask the waiter for another beer. Peça ao garçom por mais uma cerveja. - Ask someone to: pedir a alguém para. Did you ask him to come? Você pediu-lhe para vir? - You ask people certain things without using for or about: I asked him the way/his name/the price/the time/a favour/permission/his advice (NOT asked to him the way). - Ask é também usado para se fazer um convite: I asked him to lunch - convidei-o para almoçar. - Ask somebody out (=ask someone, especially someone of the opposite sex, to go to the theatre, a restaurant etc with you) Jerry's too scared to ask her out. - Ask somebody in (=invite someone into you house, office etc) Don't leave them waiting on the doorstep - ask them in! - Ask somebody along (=invite someone to go somewhere with you, especially when you are with a lot of other people) Get Bill to ask Sheila along. - Ask somebody over (=invite someone to come to your home) I've asked some friends over. home |