聞きます vs. 頼みます

[Maxful]

Hi masaegu san, could you explain to me what's the difference between 聞きます(ask) and 頼みます(ask)?

For example:

先生にきく。
Ask teacher.

パーティーに来るよう田中さんに頼む。
Ask Mr. Tanaka to come to the party.

[MMM]

One is to ask a question and the other is to make a request.

[Maxful]

Thank you very much, MMM san.

[Maxful]

Could you give me a few simple examples for both the verbs?

[Maxful]

Also, what's the difference between:

窓を壊す
break a window

枝を折る
break a twig

Can I say "窓を折る"?

[masaegu]

Originally Posted by Maxful

Also, what's the difference between:

窓を壊す
break a window

枝を折る
break a twig

Forget "break" if that's preventing you from understanding the words! You have a tendency to let the translated English words get in your way.

壊す = to destroy/damage
折る = to bend a long object, to fold (paper and such)

Can I say "窓を折る"?

You can answer that now.

[Maxful]

Thanks for the help, masaegu san.

I am not feeling well now after what KyleGoetz san has said. But I still grateful for the help you provided. I see that coming from him long ago and he finally said what he want to say.

[Maxful]

In that case, "窓を折る" is definitely wrong, since "折る" probably also means "Snap". And one cannot snap a window.

[masaegu]

Exactly. To me, the interesting difference between the two words is as follows.

壊す always results in damage.

折る doesn't always result in damage. The best example would be 折り紙（おりがみ）.

[Maxful]

Thanks masaegu san.

How about "催しを行う" and "催しを開く"? Is it possible to use both these phrases to describe "hold an event"?