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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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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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