I'm doing my spanish homework and I'm getting very confused with the verbs preguntar and pedir. I think they both mean to ask and I don't know which ones your supposed to use and when.
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What's the difference between preguntar and pedir?
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hey im venezuelan and i wnna answer your question
first of all preguntar is asking someone something like how old are you? or what time is it?, so u would use it like a pregunta (a question), and pedir is more like asking someone FOR something like can i borrow some money? or can i see your phone for a minute?
Preguntar = asking a question for an answer
Pedir = requesting; asking a question as a request (i.e. in a restaurant setting)
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