Pedir información en inglés: frases útiles; En inglés, parece de mala educación hacerle una pregunta directa a alguien que no se conoce. Hay momentos en los que queremos pedir información sobre las cosas de las que no tenemos conocimiento. Para ser más educado, especialmente con los extraños, hay formas de solicitar información.
En esta lección aprenderemos más sobre las expresiones comunes utilizadas para pedir información de manera educada mediante el uso de preguntas indirectas.
Ejemplo: Can you please tell me what the time is?
Estas expresiones en forma de preguntas indirectas hacen que sus preguntas sean más formales que las preguntas directas. Al usar estas expresiones estamos facilitando que la genta diga: “Sorry, I don’t know.”
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Frases útiles para pedir información en inglés
| Can you tell me… | Manera formal y educada de preguntar. |
| Could you tell me… | Es más formal y más cortés que usar “CAN.” |
| I’d like to know…
Could anyone tell me…? (Do/Would) you happen to know…? I don’t suppose you (would) know…? I wonder if you could tell me…? I wonder if someone could tell me…? |
Formas educadas de preguntar y se usan si se pregunta a un extraño o si se hace en un mostrador de información pública. |
| Do you know…
(Have you) any idea…? |
Maneras informales de preguntar. |
| Any idea…?
You happen to know…? D’you know…? |
Formas más informales de preguntar. |
Recuerda: Al pedir información a un amigo, utiliza expresiones informales, más formales si estás hablando con colegas o con tu jefe. Cuando solicites información a un extraño, utiliza la forma más formal.
Ejercicios sobre pedir información en inglés: frases útiles
Elige la respuesta correcta para completar el enunciado.
I’d like to know _________________? (where you saved the pictures.)
a.where did you save the pictures
b.where you saved the pictures.
c.where did you saved the pictures.
Do you know __________________? (what time I can go home?)
a.what time I can go home?
b.what time can I go home?
c.what time I can go to home?
Have you got any idea _____________? (where we will buy a new set of computer?)
a.where we will buy a new set of computer?
b.where will we buy a new set of computer?
c. where will buy we a new set of computer?
I’d like to know ____________? (where you bought your new pet?)
a.where did you buy your new pet?
b.where you bought your new pet?
c. where did you bought your new pet?
Could you tell me ________________? (where the nearest bookstore is?)
a.where the nearest bookstore is?
b.where is the nearest bookstore?
c.where the nearest is bookstore?
Can you tell me _________________? (how I will get to your office?)
a.how will I get to your office?
b.how I will get to your office?
c.how will get I to your office?
Do you know ___________________? (why the new teacher didn’t come to our class?)
a-why the new teacher didn’t come to our class?
b.why didn’t the new teacher come to our class?
c.why did the new teacher not come to our class?
I’d like to know ______________. (what the name of the hotel is.)
a.what the name of the hotel is.
b.what’s the name of the hotel.
c.what is the name of the hotel.
Could anyone tell me ________________? (when the welcome party will be?)
a.when will the welcome party be?
b.when the welcome party will be?
c.when will be the welcome party?
I don’t suppose you know _______________. (how the new teacher will handle the class.)
a.how the new teacher will handle the class.
b.how will the new teacher handle the class.
c.how will handle the new teacher the class.
Mira la tarjeta de identificación y completa las oraciones para pedir información sobre la persona en la identificación.
| Surname: Johnson |
| Name: Debbie |
| Age: 18 |
| Address: 89 East Ocean Drive, Miami |
| Florida, USA |
| Telephone number: 123-456-7890 |
Jim: I’d like to know ____________. (what her name is.)
Jason: Her name is Debbie Johnson.
Jim: Do you know _________? (how old she is?)
Jason: She’s 18.
Jim: I’d like to know __________. (where she comes from.)
Jason: She’s from Florida.
Jim: Could you please tell me _____________? (what her complete address is?)
Jason: It’s 89 East Ocean Drive, Miami, Florida.
Jim: Do you happen to know _____________? (what her phone number is?)
Jason: Yes. 123-456-7890.
Ejercicio de comunicación
- Why is important to ask for information?
- Why do we use different tones when asking information from a stranger?
- How does asking information from your friend differ from your colleague?
- When you are asked by a stranger information about yourself, what kind of information are you willing to give?