Hỏi

to ask the time

hỏi giờ

Xin, yêu cầu, thỉnh cầu

to ask a favour of someone

xin ai một đặc ân

to ask somebody to do something

yêu cầu ai làm gì

Mời

to ask someone to dinner

mời cơm ai

Đòi hỏi

to ask 600 dongs for a bicycle

đòi 600 đ một cái xe đạp

(thông tục) chuốc lấy

to ask for trouble; to ask for it

chuốc lấy sự phiền luỵ

to ask about

hỏi về

to ask after

hỏi thăm

ask me another!

(thông tục) không biết, đừng hỏi tôi nữa!

to ask the banns

Xem banns

for the asking

chỉ cần hỏi thôi đã được cái mình muốn

I ask you

tôi xin hỏi anh

if you ask me

nếu anh muốn biết ý kiến tôi

to ask for sb

xin gặp, cần liên hệ công việc với ai

hỏi

giá chào bán

V.

Question, interrogate, query, quiz; inquire or enquire(of): Let's ask the policeman for information. Just askdirections of any passer-by. I merely asked if you were going myway. 2 demand, require, expect, request: Doing his laundry is alot to ask.

Beg, apply (to), appeal (to), seek (from),solicit (from), petition, plead (to), beg, beseech, pray,entreat, implore: In the streets, thousands of beggars askpassers-by for alms.

Invite, bid, summon: Nellie asked me todinner.

Ask after or about. inquire or enquire after orabout: My sister asked after you - wanted to know how you weregetting along. 6 ask for. a invite, attract, encourage,provoke: You're asking for trouble if you walk alone throughthat neighbourhood after dark. b request, seek: We asked formore time to finish the project.

V.

Tr. call for an answer to or about (ask her about it; askhim his name; ask a question of him).

Tr. seek to obtain fromanother person (ask a favour of; ask to be allowed).

Tr.(usu. foll. by out or over, or to (a function etc.)) invite;request the company of (must ask them over; asked her todinner).

Intr. (foll. by for) seek to obtain, meet, or bedirected to (ask for a donation; ask for the post office; askingfor you).

Tr. archaic require (a thing).

Asker n. [OE ascianetc. f. WG]