Term 2 Week 4 (Wednesday) “送了......给......" (“Sòngle...... Gěi......") Give...to

Welcome to week 4. Today we focus on more sentences. Some key words we learnt today are:

送 / 送了 (Sòng / Sòngle) Give

给 (Gěi) To

Our sentences are:

(Person) 送了 (object) 给 (gift receiver). For example 姐姐送了一个书包给我 (Jiějiě sòngle yīgè shūbāo gěi wǒ) My sister give me a bag. In this example, the person is 姐姐 (sister), the gift is 一个书包 (a school bag) and the gift receiver is 我 (me)

• 哥哥送了巧克力给我 (Gēgē sòngle qiǎokèlì gěi wǒ) my brother give me some chocolate
• 妈妈送了新外套给爸爸 (Māmā sòngle xīn wàitào gěi bàba) Mom give dad a new jacket.

We also learn the alternative sentence pattern which carries the same meaning. Example are:

• 哥哥送我巧克力 In this case, the gift receiver have been moved forward straight after "give". 哥哥 is the giver, 我 is the gift receiver and 巧克力 is the gift.
• 妈妈送爸爸 新外套 - 妈妈 is the giver, 爸爸 is the gift receiver and 新外套 is the gift.