lui demander

ask him/her

→ lui
phrase Common #2,394
ask him/her The pronoun lui usually means to him or to her. The exact translation depends on context.
FR: Je vais lui demander demain.
EN: I'm going to ask him tomorrow.

Vous devriez lui demander.

You should ask him.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tu devais lui demander calmement.

You should have asked him calmly.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Tu vas oser le lui demander?

Are you going to dare ask him?

Pour lui demander si tes excuses lui suffisent ou s'il exige autre chose?

To ask him whether your apologies are enough for him or whether he expects something else?

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Je suis en train de lui demander.

I'm asking him right now.

— Victoria (2015)

J'ai pas osé lui demander.

I didn't dare ask him/her.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Va lui demander.

Go ask him.

Tu peux lui demander le nom de son amie?

Can you ask him/her for his/her friend's name?

— Masaan (2015)

Le mieux, c'est de lui demander.

The best thing is to ask him.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Vous devriez le lui demander.

You should ask him.

Je pensais à lui demander de sortir avec moi.

I was thinking about asking her out.

Je me suis décidé à lui demander sa main.

I decided to ask her hand in marriage.

J'aurais dû lui demander ce qu'elle pensait de moi.

I should have asked her what she thought of me.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de lui demander son aide.

I think it’s time for me to ask for his help.

Pouvez-vous lui demander de monter dans ma chambre?

Can you ask him to come up to my room?

— Rebecca (1940)

Osez-vous le lui demander?

Do you dare ask him?

Je ne peux pas lui demander ça.

I can't ask him that.

Je vais lui demander moi-même.

I'll ask him myself.

Peut-être pourriez-vous lui demander de faire un tour.

Perhaps you could ask him to go for a walk.

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Donne-moi une réponse, sinon je vais le lui demander.

Give me an answer, otherwise I'll ask him.

— Les Nouveaux Sauvages (2014)

T'as qu'à lui demander.

You just have to ask him.

J'ai oublié de lui demander.

I forgot to ask him.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

La police officielle, faut pas lui demander trop de résultats.

You shouldn't expect too many results from the official police.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Je ne peux pas lui demander de démissionner.

I can't ask him to resign.

Je dois le lui demander.

I need to ask him.

— La vie est belle (1997)

Vous n'avez qu'à lui demander.

You just have to ask him.

Je ne vais pas lui demander.

I'm not going to ask him.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Il allait lui demander.

He was going to ask her.

Je vais lui demander de m'épouser.

I'm going to ask her to marry me.

J'ai donc pensé lui demander son avis.

So I thought I'd ask his opinion.

Lui demander maintenant?

Ask him/her now?

— Wicked (2024)

Vous ne pouvez lui demander ça.

You can't ask him that.

— Interstellar (2014)

Tu ferais mieux de lui demander pourquoi il était mouillé.

You'd better ask him why he was wet.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Nous n'avons pas eu besoin de lui demander de démissionner.

We didn't need to ask him to resign.

Pourquoi ne pas lui demander?

Why not ask him?

Vous feriez mieux de lui demander à l'avance combien cela va coûter.

You'd better ask him in advance how much it will cost.

Tu peux lui demander.

You can ask him.

Allez donc lui demander des comptes!

Go ahead and demand an explanation from him!

— Henry V (1989)

J'ai oublié de le lui demander.

I forgot to ask him/her for it.

On n'a rien à lui demander.

We have nothing to ask him.

— Interstellar (2014)

Mais il va lui demander un service.

But he's going to ask her for a favor.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Allez le lui demander.

Go ask him.

— Black Panther (2018)

Tu dois lui demander du travail.

You need to ask him for a job.

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Tout ce que tu as à faire est de lui demander de payer la dette.

All you have to do is ask him to pay the debt.

Il a écrit au FBI pour lui demander d'agir.

He wrote to the FBI asking them to take action.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Je ne peux pas lui demander.

I can't ask him.

Elle rassembla finalement le courage pour lui demander davantage d'argent.

She finally mustered the courage to ask him for more money.

Vous auriez mieux fait de lui demander quel chemin prendre.

You should have asked him which way to go.

On va lui demander.

We'll ask him.

C'est exactement ce que je vais lui demander.

That's exactly what I'm going to ask them.

Je vais joindre Jim et lui demander de venir.

I’ll get in touch with Jim and ask him to come.

Il peut lui demander ce qu'il veut.

He can ask her whatever he wants.

Tu n'as qu'à lui demander.

You just have to ask him.

Je ne peux pas lui demander de faire ça.

I can't ask him/her to do that.

Je vais lui demander de quitter l'entreprise.

I'm going to ask him/her to leave the company.

J'ai envie de lui demander son numéro de téléphone.

I feel like asking them for their phone number.

Pourquoi tu ne peux pas lui demander elle va?

Why can't you ask her where she's going?

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Lui demander quoi?

What should I ask him?

Je ne suis pas de lui demander.

I'm not about to ask him/her.

Je n'ai aucune intention de lui demander.

I have no intention of asking him.

Quand allez-vous lui demander?

When are you going to ask him?

Je sais pas, t'as qu'à lui demander.

I don't know, you can just ask them.

— Grave (2017)

Tu aurais mieux fait de lui demander quel chemin prendre.

You should have asked him which way to go.

Je vais lui demander d'aller acheter des cigarettes.

I'm going to ask him to go buy cigarettes.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Tu dois d'abord lui demander.

You have to ask him/her first.

Je vais aller lui demander.

I'll go ask him.

Ecoutez, je vais lui demander.

Listen, I'm going to ask him.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Tu devrais peut-être lui demander.

Maybe you should ask him.

Pour lui demander quoi?

What would I ask him?

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Tu dois seulement lui demander de payer la dette.

You just have to ask him to pay the debt.

Nous ne pouvons plus rien lui demander.

We can no longer ask anything of him.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Je vais lui demander.

I'll ask him.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Allez lui demander.

Go ask them.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Pourrais-tu lui demander de parler plus doucement?

Could you ask him to speak more softly?

Faudra lui demander gentiment la chose.

We'll have to ask him/her nicely.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

On devrait peut-être lui demander.

Maybe we should ask him.

Allons lui demander.

Let's ask him.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Il était sur le point de lui demander.

He was about to ask her.

Faudrait lui demander.

We should ask them.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Je ne peux pas lui demander de mentir.

I can't ask him to lie.

Je voulais lui demander pour rester ici quelques jours.

I wanted to ask him to stay here for a few days.

Je vais lui demander de venir me chercher à la gare.

I’m going to ask him/her to pick me up at the station.

J'ai utilisé son shampoing sans lui demander.

I used their shampoo without asking them.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Tu devrais lui demander.

You should ask him.

Je vais le lui demander.

I'll ask him.

Si tu m'enlèves, tu pourras tout lui demander!

If you take me away, you’ll be able to ask him for anything!

— La piel que habito (2011)

Quand vas-tu lui demander?

When are you going to ask him?

Alors je vais le lui demander demain.

So I'll ask him tomorrow.

Le saint accepta d'aller parler au loup pour lui demander une trêve.

The saint agreed to go talk to the wolf to ask him for a truce.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

On pourrait peut-être lui demander.

Maybe we could ask him.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Tu devras lui demander.

You'll have to ask him.

— Crime 101 (2026)

J'en sais rien, Pixote, va lui demander!

I have no idea, Pixote—go ask him!

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Tu n'as pas su lui demander, ou alors tu n'en as pas besoin.

You weren’t able to ask them, or perhaps you don’t need it.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Que pensez-vous de lui demander de se joindre à notre voyage à l'étranger?

What do you think about asking him to join us on our trip abroad?

Je ne peux pas lui demander d'arrêter.

I can't ask him to stop.

Maman, je devais le lui demander!

Mom, I had to ask him!

— Devdas (2002)

Je vais lui demander d'en faire un gratuitement.

I’m going to ask him to make one for free.

— Departures (2008)

Je ne suis pas sur le point de lui demander.

I'm not about to ask them.