Grammar fix
ask out
invite on a date
to invite someone to go with you to a social event, especially because you are interested in starting a romantic relationship with them
phrasal verbB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Tom finally got the courage to ask Lisa out after weeks of thinking about it.
If I liked someone, I would probably ask them out for coffee to get to know them better.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: He asked out her to dinner.
Say: He asked her out to dinner.
With a pronoun, the object goes in the middle: 'ask her out', never 'ask out her'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Ask out' is the natural verb for inviting someone on a date; the formal paraphrase is comical.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
ask someone out
- her
- him
- on a date
- finally