Sentence examples of "asking" in English with translation "preguntar"

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Translations: all737 preguntar371 pedir334 pedirse18 solicitar2 rogar1 other translations11

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Why are you asking me? ¿Por qué me preguntas?

You're asking the wrong person. Le estás preguntando a la persona equivocada.

Thanks for asking, she is fine. Gracias por preguntar, ella está bien.

Thank you for asking this question. Gracias por hacer esta pregunta.

Tom is asking questions to the teacher. Tom le está haciendo preguntas al profesor.

You're actually asking two questions there. De hecho, aquí estás haciendo dos preguntas.

Do you know what you're asking? ¿Sabes lo que estás preguntando?

She's asking how that's possible. Ella pregunta cómo es posible eso.

We are asking questions to the mayor. Le estamos haciendo preguntas al alcalde.

Please forgive me asking such a personal question. Por favor perdóneme por hacer una pregunta tan personal.

I'm asking you, who promoted this initiative. Se lo pregunto a usted, el que impulsó esta iniciativa.

Why are you asking if you know it all? ¿Por qué preguntas si ya lo sabes todo?

There is nothing wrong with knowledge obtained by asking. No hay nada malo con el conocimiento obtenido preguntando.

Tell them that someone was asking for them here. Diles que alguien aquí estaba preguntando por ellos.

OK. I think I understand what you're asking. De acuerdo. Creo que entiendo lo que estás preguntando.

I have no idea. That's why I'm asking. No tengo ni idea. Por eso lo pregunto.

You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is? ¿Aún te sigues preguntando cuál es el sentido de la vida?

As soon as I entered the class, the students started asking questions. En cuanto entre a clases, los estudiantes empezaron a hacerme preguntas.

I don't like teachers who like students who don't like asking questions. No me gustan los profesores a los que les gustan los estudiantes a los que no les gusta hacer preguntas.

One day when I was around the fountain, a poor woman came up to me asking for something to drink. Un día, cuando estaba cerca de la fuente, una mujer pobre se acercó preguntando por algo de beber.

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