um einen Gefallen bitten

ask for a favor

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ask for a favor Used with the person being asked: jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten.

GE: Ich muss meinen Nachbarn um einen Gefallen bitten.

EN: I have to ask my neighbor for a favor.

I wanted to ask you for a favor.

— Lars und die Frauen (2007)

May I ask you a favor?

“We have to ask you for a favor,” Clorinda finally said.

May I ask you a favor?

May I ask you a favor?

I’d like to ask you a favor.

I have to ask you a favor.

I need to ask you for a favor.

— Wicked (2024)

May I ask a favor?

I have Juliet on the other line; she wants to ask you a favor.

— Tatsächlich... Liebe (2003)

Could I ask you for a favor, then?

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

Can I ask you a favor?

— Ziemlich beste Freunde (2011)

My friend Gustavo would like to ask you for a favor.

— Amores perros (2000)

I would like to ask you for a favor.

— Gefahr und Begierde (2007)