pedirle que

to ask him/her to …

→ pedir

phrase Very common #1,046

to ask him/her to … Le can refer to him, her, or formal you, depending on context. It is followed by a verb, often in the subjunctive.

SP: Voy a pedirle que me ayude mañana.

EN: I'm going to ask him/her to help me tomorrow.

No debí pedirle que cantara.

I shouldn't have asked him to sing.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Mañana planeo llamar a Tom y pedirle que ayude.

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

Tendré que pedirle que se retire.

I'll have to ask you to leave.

Es demasiado tímido para pedirle que sea padrino de boda.

He's too shy to ask her to be his best man.

— Los Visitantes (1993)

No podés pedirle que haga eso.

You can't ask him to do that.

¿Podrías pedirle que se calle, por favor?

Could you ask him to be quiet, please?

— Alerta Extinción (2026)

Quería pedirle que cuidara de mi Davilson.

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

— Carandiru (2003)

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)

No tiene caso pedirle que asista.

There's no point in asking him to attend.

¿Quieres decir pedirle que pelee con el cerdo otra vez?

Do you mean asking him to fight the pig again?

— Porco Rosso (1992)

No necesitamos pedirle que renunciara.

We didn't need to ask him to resign.

¿Conoces a Tom lo bastante bien como para pedirle que haga esto?

Do you know Tom well enough to ask him to do this?

Tal vez podemos pedirle que cierre la iglesia.

Maybe we can ask him to close the church.

Quizá pueda pedirle que la lleve.

Maybe she can ask him to give her a ride.

— RRR (2022)

Tendré que pedirle que lo escriba.

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

No queremos pedirle que haga algo que considere impropio.

We don’t want to ask them to do something they consider inappropriate.

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)

Vengo a pedirle que la salve.

I’ve come to ask you to save her.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Para pedirle que se lleve a Tetsuo con él.

To ask him to take Tetsuo with him.

— Akira (1988)