שָׁאַל
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to ask (a question), to query
2. to borrow (an item)
Pronunciation
sha'ál
Examples743
שאלת אוֹתָהּ? מָה הִיא אָמְרָה?
You asked after her? What did she say?
שָׁאַלְתִּי אֵת תּוֹם מָה הוּא עָשָׂה.
I asked Tom what he was doing.
אַתָּה שׁוֹאֵל אוֹתִי אוֹ אוֹמֵר לִי?
Are you asking me or telling me?
אַל תִּשְׁאַל אֵת תּוֹם. הוּא לֹא יוֹדֵעַ דָּבָר.
Don't ask Tom. He doesn't know anything.
תּוֹם שָׁאַל אֵת מרי אִם הִיא יָדְעָה מָה עָלֶיהָ לַעֲשׂוֹת.
Tom asked Mary whether she knew what she was supposed to do.
הִיא שָׁאֲלָה אִם אֲנִי צָרִיךְ טקסי.
She asked if I need a taxi.