Usage examples of "preguntes" in Spanish with translation to English

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No me preguntes por qué. Don't ask me why.
Será mejor que le preguntes al Doctor Tanaka. You'd better ask Dr. Tanaka.
No preguntes lo que piensan. Pregunta lo que hacen. Don't ask what they think. Ask what they do.
No preguntes lo que están pensando. Pregunta lo que están haciendo. Don't ask what they're thinking. Ask what they're doing.
No me preguntes por qué, pero él huyó cuando me vio. Don't ask me why but, he ran away when he saw me.
Sea quien sea a quien le preguntes, no conseguirás una respuesta satisfactoria. Whomever you may ask, you can't get a satisfactory answer.
Puede que te preguntes ¿por qué oraciones?… Bueno, porque las oraciones son más interesantes. Why sentences? …you may ask. Well, because sentences are more interesting.
¿Te puedo hacer una pregunta? May I ask you a question?
Ken preguntó por su padre. Ken inquired about his father.
Los niños pequeños siempre preguntan cosas que los adultos dan por supuestas. Little children always question things we adults take for granted.
Le pregunté a un transeúnte qué camino tomar. I enquired of a passer-by which road to take.
Necesito hacerte una pregunta tonta. I need to ask you a silly question.
—¿Cómo te sientes? —preguntó él. "How do you feel?" he inquired.
¿Le puedo hacer una pregunta? May I ask you a question?
Vinieron al hospital para preguntar por mí. They came to the hospital to inquire after me.
A menudo hace pregunta tontas. He often asks silly questions.
Cuando pregunté "¿qué es eso?", me dijeron "ve y averígualo por ti mismo". When I inquired "what is that?" I was told, "go and find out for yourself."
Me gustaría hacer una pregunta. I'd like to ask a question.
Él me hizo una pregunta. He asked me a question.
¿Puedo hacerte una pregunta personal? Might I ask you a personal question?
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