"Él va a pedir agua."

Translation: He is going to ask for water.

[kyle.su]

"He's going to request water" should be accepted, no?

[Bosquederoble]

It still isn't, I reported it. I am sure with 52 votes for this, others must have as well.

[coolkid5001]

Yes

[Talca]

"He is going to order water" also accepted.

[sguthrie1]

Accepted: "He will ask for water."

[gitanomama]

I replayed this many times but could not understand "pedir" as it was spoken.

[Ranchers1]

Same here. I kept hearing "career"

[RichardLaFleshe]

i heard caer ---he is going to drop the water

[jondav1963]

Thats what I heard as well.

[MikeBradle4]

The voice definitely did NOT say "pedir." Absolutely frustrating!

[bebounce]

I also thought "He's going to request water"should be accepted.

[skeets]

When you enter the pub and see the man with the blue hat, walk up to him and ask if he wants a glass of aged wine. He is going to ask for water. Nod and hand him this package. Leave and don't ask questions.

[softhearted]

sounds like a line out of oliver twist

[daniel.jen4]

Why can't it translate as "he goes to ask for water"?

[AkraticMethod]

It's a specifically future-tense construction, as I understand it. The Spanish implies that in the future he will ask for water. "He goes to ask for water" in English sounds more like someone is literally going to a place to ask for water.

[reddle]

sounds like "el va pedir agua"

[mjacobs]

Pronunciation made it difficult to distinguish between perder and pedir

[OsamaGoraya]

Why it is not 'Él va a pedir para agua'?

[Melita2]

Because pedir includes the for. Your sentence would be He is going to ask for for water.

[OsamaGoraya]

Thanks! btw I thought pedir only includes "to ask"

[Melita2]

Osama, all of us thought the same as you, until we learned otherwise. It works like buscar (look for) and mirar (look at). It's all-inclusive.

Another use of pedir is pedir + por meaning to plead for, to pray for. Pedir por la paz, pedir por mi papá.

[MelissaMil981126]

That would almost be the sentence. "He will ask for the water". (as if the water could ask ).

[theRealRabbit]

Request/ask are the same. It's 'order' that's the outlier! It's very specific, and it's rude out of context.

[steph.mclo]

"Get" not accepted either :-(

[kaizenn]

I don't understand this sentence. Is this a prediction? Is there a crystal ball involved?

[Anna_Warner]

Would "he goes to ask for water" not acceptable?

[Kayllama]

Is he going to request water or is he going to request water? I mean, is he (presently) asking for water or is he leaving to request water?

[May_Larry]

What is the difference in "he is going to ask for water" and "he goes to ask for water"? (which was judged incorrect)

[Bosquederoble]

How many times has this been reported and why isn't it fixed

he is going to request water

[The.Other.Caleb]

....and she is going to say, "You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?"

[Jo_Watson]

What's the difference between pedir and preguntar?

[dtpetry]

preguntar is asking a question. pedir is making a request or an order (as in ordering food at a restaurant)

[dr.minhnguyen]

The male voice (in both fast and slow speed) was like a lost tongue. Maybe a trick from Duolingo.

[1beppe]

why not " he goes....." ?

[RyagonIV]

"Going to" is a fixed phrase that indicates that the action is happening in the near future. It rarely has something to do with actual walking.

[salsabandito]

why not "request water"?

[fahadputhawala]

I literally don't understand Spanish grammer... Its going above from my head!

[saroj.kumar]

is "el va a pedir por el agua?" is correct?is por necessary?

[bruno.soar10]

What ????