ask about the children
спросить, как дела у детей
Our neighbor asked about the children when we met at the gate.
Сосед спросил, как дети, когда мы встретились у калитки.
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ask about
ask about
Meaning of ask about
English
to ask how someone is, especially about their health or work
Русский
узнавать, как у человека дела и здоровье
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌɑːsk əˈbaʊt/
American English
/ˌæsk əˈbaʊt/
ask about with Russian translation
Сочетания со словом ask about
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
14 сочетаний
Как дела у близких
News of family and friends- ask about your familyспросить, как дела у вашей семьи
- ask about your motherспросить, как ваша мама
- ask about an old friendспросить, как дела у старого друга
- ask about a former colleagueспросить, как дела у бывшего коллеги
Самочувствие и перемены в жизни
Well-being and life changesask about life in a new city
спросить, как живётся в новом городе
Her friends kept asking about life in her new city.
Друзья всё время спрашивали, как ей живётся в новом городе.
ask about his return to work
спросить, как проходит его возвращение на работу
I wrote to ask about his return to work after a long absence.
Я написал, чтобы узнать, как проходит его возвращение на работу после долгого отсутствия.
- ask about someone’s healthспросить о чьём-либо здоровье
- ask about your recoveryспросить, как идёт ваше восстановление
Работа и учёба
Work and studyask about your studies
спросить, как идёт ваша учёба
Did anyone ask about your studies while you were home for the holidays?
Пока вы были дома на каникулах, кто-нибудь спрашивал, как идёт ваша учёба?
ask about your training
спросить, как проходит ваше обучение
My manager asked about your training and whether the course was useful.
Мой руководитель спросил, как проходит твоё обучение и полезен ли курс.
- ask about your new jobспросить, как вам на новой работе
- ask about his businessспросить, как идут дела в его бизнесе
- ask about her first weekспросить, как прошла её первая неделя
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🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She asked about my father.
Она спросила о моём отце.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Our old boss asked about you.
Наш бывший начальник спрашивал о тебе.
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Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between ask about, ask after, and inquire about
ENMrs Smith asked after your mother.
Advanced: broader words
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🇬🇧English
inquire about
Formal and more written.
often
ENI'm writing to inquire about the job.
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to ask how someone is, especially about their health or work
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ask about is pronounced as /ˌɑːsk əˈbaʊt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
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Она спросила о моём отце. Translation: She asked about my father.
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