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Pedir vs. Perguntar: Get It Right with Street Smart Brazil – with Video

posted on June 20, 2013

The verbs Pedir and Perguntar cause a lot of trouble to learners of Portuguese. I hope to put an end to your questions today 🙂 And at the end of the lesson I will give you a very useful tip about the verb “Perguntar”.

1. Pedir = to ask (someone for something)

  • Paulo pediu uma carona para o trabalho porque o carro dele está quebrado.

= Paulo asked for a ride to work because his car is broken down.

  • Ana me pediu para pegá-la no aeroporto.

= Ana asked me to pick her up at the airport.

  • Joana sempre pede que eu chegue em casa cedo nas sextas-feiras.

= Joana always asks me to get home early on Fridays.

2. Perguntar = to ask (something or a question)

  • Milena perguntou se ela pode pegar meu carro emprestado.

= Milenas asked if she can borrow my car.

  • Manoel perguntou se ele pode deixar as malas aqui o dia todo.

= Manoel asked if he can leave his luggage here all day.

  • Eu perguntei ao professor quando temos que entregar as tarefas de casa.

= I asked the teacher when we have to turn in the homework.

3. A Useful Tip

  • In English you say: “May I ask a question?”
  • I Portuguese, we say: “Posso fazer uma pergunta?”

Remember: In Portuguese we don’t ask (perguntar) a question; we make (fazer) a question.

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About Luciana Lage

I’m Luciana, founder of Street Smart Brazil. I am so happy to be able to help you in your Portuguese speaking journey! Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language was one of the best things that could have happened in my life. I’ve had the privilege of teaching Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of San Francisco. Now I am fully dedicated to the Street Smart Brazil community.

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