Câu hỏi về câu ví dụ, định nghĩa và cách sử dụng của "Ask"

A: Friend A : I wonder how I was born?

Friend B : Why not just ask your mom?

Why not just ask her means ask the person directly because you have no reason why you can't ask the person.

A: The person wants to know what you were doing at the same that something else happened

A: It just means to go ahead and ask

A: I have a few questions for you
B: Ask away!
(Go ahead and ask whatever you want)

A: Can I ask X = polite way of asking X. It's the same as, "What do you want to be?" (For example, a doctor, a teacher, etc.)

A: まあ、彼に聴いてみたらいいかも。
It means that it's not the best choice, but since there aren't any other options, it's worth a shot.

A: A: “What’s your favorite fruit?”
B: “Well, if you ask me, I think apples are the best fruit.”

A: “What should we do in this situation?”
B: “If you ask me, we should probably just go home.”

A: The politician is ready for your tough questions, so please ask away.
Ask away everyone, the floor is yours.
You can't just ask away with any questions you like, please be respectful and put your hand up first.

A: I want to ask you something.
Te quiero preguntar algo.

Can/Could I ask you something?
Puedo/podría preguntarte algo?

Ask me anything.
Preguntame lo que sea.

Don't ask./Don't even ask.
No preguntes./Ni preguntes.

Can you ask her to....?
Puedes preguntarle que...?

A:
Usually the phrase is used with "couldn't"/"could not". For example: if you think your teacher is the best, "I couldn't ask for a better teacher."

A: この句では頼んでいるとき、よく使います。
If it's not asking too much, will you help me with my homework?
If it's not asking too much, will you clean the kitchen?
If it's not asking too much, will you drive to the store and buy some milk?


文章の後にも書いて大丈夫ですよ。But only in spoken sentences. Not formal writing.

Will you help me with my homework? If it's not asking too much.
Will you clean the kitchen? If it's not asking too much.
Will you drive to the store and buy some milk? If it's not asking too much.

A: im going to ask(verb) you more questions(noun)

A: Well "ask me" would be used when you want some one to simply "Ask you" a question. "Question me" is never used in that context (I know it sorta maybe can be but still don't ever". "Question me" is past tense so the only time you'd really use "question me" would be like. "The police questioned me" or "The judged questioned my validity"

A: @keiji1020: When you come to the hospital, please ask for Dr. James.

If you need help with your homework, you can always call on me.

"Call on" implies a sense of asking someone for support.

A: Ask for is a request call for can be more of a demand.

I am going to ask for a glass of water.

I am going to call for a class of water. (This sentence is more like it is expected the person brings it).

A: In the first sentence, she asks if you want to know something. In the second sentence, she asks if you wanted to know something if she didn't ask you the question in the first sentence.

A: “How could the ancient Egyptians use aircraft” sounds like you're asking a question but the way you say it out loud can change the meaning.

"How could the ancient Egyptians have been using aircraft” this is also correct.

A: Kiểm tra câu hỏi để xem câu trả lời

A: Kiểm tra câu hỏi để xem câu trả lời

A: "I asked you a question"

A: Kiểm tra câu hỏi để xem câu trả lời

A: Just simply say "What do you want to say?" as you are already asking, do not ask if you can

A: I'm not sure if what you wrote is supposed to be a question or not, but if it is, I would write it like this:

"If I asked you, anytime, you'd be ready to come to where I tell you?"

A: Present: Im asking if you can pick me up at 10(pm).
Past: I asked you to pick me up at 10(pm)
Polite: could you pick me up at 10? Or would you be able to pick me up at 10

A: it sounds good, but you don't need to but the first "that".

"It's good I asked you that." is fine ^.^

A: or you can say whatever you like.