how to say “to ask nicely” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /]לְבַקֵּשׁ יָפֶה
How do you say to ask in Hebrew? It depends.
If you’re asking a question, it’s לשאול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /]כבר שאלתי אותו – אין לו תשובה.
I already asked him – he doesn’t have an answer.
But if you’re asking for something – making a request – it’s לבקש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /]ביקשתי מכם כבר שלוש פעמים לסדר את החדר!
I asked you guys three times already to clean you room!
To ask nicely is לבקש יפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /]אם תבקשו יפה אולי תקבלו.
If you guys ask nicely you might receive.
לבקש also means to seek out, so that ביקוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/לבקש-יפה-#.m4a” /] is the term in economics for demand.
