► 動詞
頼む [(2)たのむ] meaning: request rank: 1
☆ 一つ頼んでもいい？ ⇨ Can I ask you a favor?
☆ 彼に金を貸してくれるよう頼んだが断られた ⇨ I asked him to lend me some money but he said no
☆ 後は頼むよ ⇨ Please take care of the rest (☛ 頼む alone implies “please take care of …”)
☆ 父の最後の言葉は「お母さんのことを頼むぞ」だった ⇨ The last word of my dad was “I count on you to take care of your mother” (☛ 頼む alone implies “please take care of …”)
頼む [(2)たのむ] [頼むから] meaning: request rank: 1
☆ 頼むから黙ってくれ ⇨ Shut up for God’s sake
More examples:
- 早いとこ頼むわ ⇨ Will you get it done in a hurry?
- そんな固い事言わないで、頼むよ ⇨ Don’t say something so rigid, don’t be so strict, stubborn, and please help me
- 彼に何度も助けを頼むのは気が引ける ⇨ I hesitate to ask for his help over and over
- 助けを頼むと彼はいかにも嫌そうな顔をした ⇨ He looked really reluctant when I asked for his help
- 日本では人にものを頼む時によく手を合わせる ⇨ In Japan you often put your hands together when you ask for something to someone