le pedí

I asked

→ le

phrase Uncommon #10,678

I asked Often means I asked someone to do something or I asked someone for something. The pronoun le refers to him, her, you, or them depending on context.

SP: Le pedí a mi hermana que me ayudara.

EN: I asked my sister to help me.

Le pedí una cita sólo para conseguir un no.

I asked for an appointment only to get a no.

Le pedí al muchacho la pelota de vuelta.

I asked the boy for the ball back.

Le pedí mi propiedad, pero salió corriendo.

I asked him for my property, but he ran away.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Le pedí que esperara aquí.

I asked him to wait here.

Al no saber qué debía hacer, le pedí consejo.

Not knowing what to do, I asked for advice.

El otro día le pedí otro plátano al repartidor de comida.

The other day I asked the food delivery guy for another banana.

— Carandiru (2003)

Como no sabía qué hacer, le pedí consejo.

Since I didn't know what to do, I asked for advice.

El conde envió exactamente lo que le pedí.

The count sent exactly what I asked for.

— La doncella (2016)

Le pedí, pero él se negó.

I asked him, but he refused.

— Khrustalyov, mi coche! (1999)

Le pedí al vecino que me ayude.

I asked the neighbor for help.

Tom me dio todo el dinero que le pedí.

Tom gave me all the money I asked for.

Le pedí disculpas.

I apologized to him.

— Anora (2024)

Le pedí que abriera la ventana.

I asked him to open the window.

Le pedí un favor.

I asked him a favor.

Le pedí al carnicero que sacara toda la grasa de la carne.

I asked the butcher to remove all the fat from the meat.

Recuerdo esa tarde, le pedí una copa.

I remember that afternoon, I asked him for a drink.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

Le pedí matrimonio justo antes de irme.

I asked her to marry me right before I left.

— Drácula (2025)

Ya le pedí al señor Kim que viniera lo más rápido posible.

I already asked Mr. Kim to come as soon as possible.

— Parásitos (2019)

Le pedí que se fuera un rato.

I asked him to leave for a while.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Fue muy difícil verla así, así que le pedí que dejara de tomarlo.

It was very hard to see her like that, so I asked her to stop taking it.

— Broker (2022)

Tom no compró lo que le pedí.

Tom didn't buy what I asked him to.

Le pedí una gauchada.

I asked him for a favor.

Le pedí al niño que me devolviera la pelota.

I asked the boy to give me back the ball.

Le pedí ayuda.

I asked him for help.

Le pedí que esperara un momento.

I asked him to wait a moment.

Yo le pedí permiso para dimitir como Decano y unirme a una orden.

I asked him for permission to resign as Dean and join an order.

— Cónclave (2024)

Tom no me dio lo que le pedí.

Tom didn't give me what I asked him for.

Le pedí su número de teléfono.

I asked for her phone number.

Le pedí el número de Mary a Tom.

I asked Tom for Mary's number.

Así que le pedí quedarme en su casa por una o dos semanas.

So I asked if I could stay at her house for a week or two.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Sin saber qué hacer, le pedí consejo al profesor.

Not knowing what to do, I asked the professor for advice.

Las respuestas a las preguntas que le pedí.

The answers to the questions I asked him.

Yo no le pedí nada.

I didn't ask him/her for anything.