A1 · verb
pedir
to ask for, to order
One verb for both: asking for something and ordering in a bar. To ask a question is preguntar.
Example
¿Qué vas a pedir?
What are you going to order?
Pues… un café con leche, como siempre.
Well… a coffee with milk, as always.
Vas a pedir is “are you going to order” (ir a + a verb, for plans), pues is a filler like “well”, como siempre is “as always”.
IPA
/peˈdiɾ/
Forms
- pido
- pides
- pide
- pedimos
- pedís
- piden
With
- pedir la cuenta — ask for the bill
- pedir perdón — apologise
- pedir ayuda — ask for help
Word family
- el pedido — an order
- la petición — a request