"I ask only once."

Translation: Eu peço somente uma vez.

[paulconsul]

Both peço (pedir) and pregunto (preguntar) should be acceptable here, since there is no context given. The most common context in English would be when you say to your child, "I am only going to ask you once to stop doing that!"

[Paulenrique]

Pergunto* (pregunto is Spanish).

[paulconsul]

Right (thanks), but pedir should still work

[Paulenrique]

Agreed! =)

[PaulBelme]

is there a reason to favour peco over pergunto? What are the differences?

[daniel87359]

Há alguma diferença entre "só" e "somente"?

[Paulenrique]

As an adverb, "só" and "somente" are the same.

• Somente as meninas saíram = Só as meninas saíram.

As an adjective, "só" means alone, then it has a plural form. You can also say "a sós":

• Gosto de ficar sozinho = Gosto de ficar só = Gosto de ficar a sós
• Gostamos de ficar sozinhos = Gostamos de ficar sós = Gostamos de ficar a sós.

[Scutigera]

Eu pergunto só uma vez?

[Paulenrique]

Also right;

[SJKP]

What's wrong with "Eu pergunto uma única vez"?

[Paulenrique]

Right too. Just report.

[Fi-MarieBu]

Why pedir? Isnt that to lose?

[Paulenrique]

• Pedir = to ask for something

• Perder = to lose

[cioataRadu]

Qual eé a differença entre 'perguntar' e 'pedir', por favor?

[Paulenrique]

Perguntar = to ask a question

Pedir = to ask for something (such as a favor)

[leoroschi]

Eu somente pregunto uma vez is as right as Eu pregunto somente uma vez, why does it take it as wrong?

[Paulenrique]

Oh yes.... Spanish may confuse our heads when learning Portuguese... :S

[Sue297768]

Is 'vez' feminine? I used 'um vez' and got it wrong.

[Paulenrique]

Yes, "Vez" is a feminine noun.

[DenverLema1]

How come (another way to say "why," because the contributors do not allow us to sub "how come" for why) is "Eu somente faço uma pergunta uma vez" incorrect?