HSK2 — Day 10 — Give, Find, and Tell

Panpan
Panpan wants to give friends a gift! Let's learn verbs about giving and finding.

Today's Vocabulary

sòng
to give (a gift)
我送你一本书。
Wǒ sòng nǐ yì běn shū.
I give you a book.
děng
to wait
我在这儿等你。
Wǒ zài zhèr děng nǐ.
I am waiting for you here.
zhǎo
to look for
我找朋友。
Wǒ zhǎo péngyou.
I am looking for a friend.
ràng
to let / allow
妈妈让我等她。
Māma ràng wǒ děng tā.
Mom told me to wait for her.
gěi
to give
我给你钱。
Wǒ gěi nǐ qián.
I give you money.
告诉
gàosu
to tell
请告诉我。
Qǐng gàosu wǒ.
Please tell me.

Today's Grammar

Use 给 + person + thing to say who gets what, e.g. 我给你钱 (I give you money).

我送你一本书。
Wǒ sòng nǐ yì běn shū.
I give you a book.
妈妈让我等她。
Māma ràng wǒ děng tā.
Mom told me to wait for her.
我告诉他,我很忙。
Wǒ gàosu tā, wǒ hěn máng.
I told him that I am busy.
请你等我。
Qǐng nǐ děng wǒ.
Please wait for me.
我给弟弟一个苹果。
Wǒ gěi dìdi yí ge píngguǒ.
I give my younger brother an apple.