What is the difference between the following verbs: "To Ask"
What is the difference between the following verbs "To Ask"?

спрашивать / спросить
просить / попросить

Thanks in advance

Question

What is the difference between the following verbs: "To Ask"
What is the difference between the following verbs "To Ask"?

спрашивать / спросить
просить / попросить

Thanks in advance

Answer

These are the examples of perfective and imperfective aspects of Russian verbs. 
Спрашивать, просить - imperfective
Спросить, попросить - perfective.

Also, there is a difference in meaning. Спрашивать и спросить - to ask about some information, whereas просить и попросить - to ask someone to do something.

Удачи :)

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http://annagroup.ru/index/sprashivat_sprosit_prosit_poprosit/0-118
(This is the link to the video where I'm answering your question)

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спрашивать is used to convey the idea of asking a questionabout smth
 EX: Она спрашивает у меня об экзамене.
Просить conveys the idea of asking FOR or requesting 
Ex: Она часто просит у меня ручку.

Answer

Спрашивать = to ask a question. "Вопрос" is the related noun, 'a question'.

Просить = ask for something. "Просьба" is the noun. 'act of asking', 'a request'.

Could you please .... ? 
Is technically a вопрос, but in reality it is a просьба.

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