pedirle que

ask him/her to

→ pedir

phrase Very common #933

ask him/her to Used to ask someone to do something. The pronoun le usually means him, her, or formal you, depending on context. It is normally followed by the subjunctive.

SP: Voy a pedirle que venga temprano.

EN: I'm going to ask him to come early.

Quería pedirle que cuidara de mi Davilson.

I wanted to ask you to take care of my Davilson.

— Carandiru (2003)

No debí pedirle que cantara.

I shouldn't have asked him to sing.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Llamo para pedirle que le haga un favor.

I am calling to ask you to do him a favor.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

Quisiera pedirle que pegue sus pinturas en mi libro.

I would like to ask you to paste your paintings in my book.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Tengo un amigo chino y me gustaría pedirle que me dé lecciones de chino.

I have a Chinese friend and I would like to ask him to give me Chinese lessons.

Tendré que pedirle que lo escriba.

I'll have to ask him to write it down.

No podés pedirle que haga eso.

You can't ask him to do that.

Mañana planeo llamar a Tom y pedirle que ayude.

Tomorrow I plan to call Tom and ask him for help.

Para pedirle que se lleve a Tetsuo con él.

To ask him to take Tetsuo with him.

— Akira (1988)

Voy a pedirle que se case conmigo.

I'm going to ask her to marry me.

Quizá pueda pedirle que la lleve.

Maybe she can ask him to give her a ride.

— RRR (2022)

Tal vez podemos pedirle que cierre la iglesia.

Maybe we can ask him to close the church.

No necesitamos pedirle que renunciara.

We didn't need to ask him to resign.

Tendré que pedirle que se retire.

I'll have to ask you to leave.