gěi

Usages of gěi

 需要xūyào huí , 然后ránhòu  电话diànhuà gěi  de 妈妈māmawǒ xūyào huí qù, ránhòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de māma.
I need to go back, then call my mom.
  需要xūyào gěi 爸爸bàba  电话diànhuà, 谢谢xièxie tā yě xūyào gěi bàba dǎ diànhuà, xièxie nǐ.
She also needs to call her dad; thank you.
 一边yìbiān zuò fàn, 一边yìbiān gěi 妈妈māma  电话diànhuàtā yìbiān zuò fàn, yìbiān gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
She cooks while calling her mom.
当然dāngrán,  现在xiànzài  电话diànhuà gěi , 或者huòzhě  lái 告诉gàosu , dōu 可以kěyǐdāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.
Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
 应该yīnggāi huí jiā, 然后ránhòu zuò fàn gěi  chīwǒ yīnggāi huí jiā, ránhòu zuò fàn gěi tā chī.
I should go home, then cook for her.
  huì yòng,  可以kěyǐ gěi  kàn 一下yíxià mawǒ bù huì yòng, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn yíxià ma?
I don’t know how to use it; could you show me for a moment?
 gāng 下班xiàbān, jiù yòu  电话diànhuà gěi  letā gāng xiàbān, jiù yòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ le.
She had just gotten off work and immediately called me again.
中午zhōngwǔ  yǒu 事情shìqíng, 以后yǐhòu  zài  电话diànhuà gěi zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.
 gāng gěi 妈妈māma  电话diànhuàwǒ gāng gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
I just called my mom.
刚才Gāngcái 老师lǎoshī gěi   le 邮件yóujiàn,  kàn le maGāngcái lǎoshī gěi wǒ fā le yóujiàn, nǐ kàn le ma?
Just now the teacher sent me an email; did you see it?
 一共yígòng  le sān fēng 邮件yóujiàn gěi Tā yígòng fā le sān fēng yóujiàn gěi wǒ.
She sent me three emails in total.
 可以kěyǐ gēn  jiè shū, 明天míngtiān zài huán gěi Nǐ kěyǐ gēn wǒ jiè shū, míngtiān zài huán gěi wǒ.
You can borrow a book from me; return it to me tomorrow.
 忘记wàngjì dài 手机shǒujī le, 所以suǒyǐ   消息xiāoxi gěi   kàn  dàoTā wàngjì dài shǒujī le, suǒyǐ wǒ fā xiāoxi gěi tā yě kàn bù dào.
He forgot to bring his phone, so even if I send him a message he can’t see it.
今天Jīntiān  不但bùdàn 开会kāihuì, 而且érqiě yào 马上mǎshàng gěi  huí 邮件yóujiàn, 我们wǒmen 晚上wǎnshang zài 聊天liáotiānJīntiān wǒ bùdàn kāihuì, érqiě yào mǎshàng gěi tā huí yóujiàn, wǒmen wǎnshang zài liáotiān.
Today I not only have a meeting, but also need to reply to her email right away; let’s chat again tonight.
 刚才gāngcái gěi  huí le  fēng 邮件yóujiànwǒ gāngcái gěi tā huí le yì fēng yóujiàn.
I just replied to her email.
下班xiàbān hòu  gěi   电话diànhuàxiàbān hòu wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.
After work I call her.
 可以kěyǐ gěi   电话diànhuà, ràng  放心fàngxīnnǐ kěyǐ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà, ràng tā fàngxīn.
You can call her so she won’t worry.
周末zhōumò  常常chángcháng gěi 哥哥gēge  妹妹mèimei  电话diànhuàzhōumò wǒ chángcháng gěi gēge hé mèimei dǎ diànhuà.
On weekends I often call my older brother and younger sister.
 可以kěyǐ   de 手机号shǒujīhào xiě gěi  manǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de shǒujīhào xiě gěi wǒ ma?
Could you write your phone number down for me?
如果rúguǒ  走错zǒucuò  le, jiù 打电话dǎdiànhuà gěi rúguǒ nǐ zǒucuò lù le, jiù dǎdiànhuà gěi wǒ.
If you go the wrong way, just call me.
明天míngtiān  xiǎng   介绍jièshào gěi  de 同事tóngshì 认识rènshimíngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.
Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.
昨天Zuótiān  gěi  kàn le 很多hěnduō gǒu  māo de 照片zhàopiànZuótiān tā gěi wǒ kàn le hěnduō gǒu hé māo de zhàopiàn.
Yesterday she showed me many photos of dogs and cats.
men yóu 回来huílái 以后yǐhòu, 总是zǒngshì  照片zhàopiàn  gěi 朋友péngyouwǒmen lǚyóu huílái yǐhòu, zǒngshì bǎ zhàopiàn fā gěi péngyou.
After we come back from traveling, we always send the photos to our friends.
孩子háizi cóng 学校xuéxiào 回来huílái de 时候shíhou 常常chángcháng hěn 饿è, 妈妈māma huì 马上mǎshàng zuò 晚饭wǎnfàn gěi 她们tāmen chīháizi cóng xuéxiào huílái de shíhou chángcháng hěn è, māma huì mǎshàng zuò wǎnfàn gěi tāmen chī.
When the kids come back from school they’re often very hungry, and mom immediately makes dinner for them.
老板lǎobǎn 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 马上mǎshàng gěi 我们wǒmen  电话diànhuàlǎobǎn xiàbān yǐhòu mǎshàng gěi wǒmen dǎ diànhuà.
After getting off work, the boss immediately calls us.
 ràng  duō 注意zhùyì 这些zhèxiē 错误cuòwù, 每次měicì dōu 认真rènzhēn 解释jiěshì gěi  tīngtā ràng wǒ duō zhùyì zhèxiē cuòwù, měicì dōu rènzhēn jiěshì gěi wǒ tīng.
She asks me to pay more attention to these mistakes and carefully explains them to me every time.
shēng de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ sòng gěi   jiàn xiǎo 礼物lǐwù, 虽然suīrán  guì, 但是dànshì  hěn 高兴gāoxìngshēngrì de shíhou, fùmǔ sòng gěi tā yí jiàn xiǎo lǐwù, suīrán bù guì, dànshì tā hěn gāoxìng.
On her birthday, her parents gave her a small gift; although it wasn’t expensive, she was very happy.
zhè  语法yǔfǎ 老师lǎoshī 已经yǐjīng gěi  解释jiěshì le liǎng ,  觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ 应该yīnggāi gèng 注意zhùyìzhè gè yǔfǎ lǎoshī yǐjīng gěi wǒ jiěshì le liǎng cì, wǒ juéde zìjǐ yīnggāi gèng zhùyì.
The teacher has already explained this grammar to me twice; I feel I should pay more attention.
周末zhōumò  xiǎng sòng gěi 妈妈māma  jiàn 礼物lǐwùzhōumò wǒ xiǎng sòng gěi māma yí jiàn lǐwù.
On the weekend I want to give my mom a gift.
 hěn 喜欢xǐhuan zhè wèi 阿姨āyí, xiànzài  常常chángcháng gěi   diànhuà 聊天liáotiānwǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè wèi āyí, xiànzài yě chángcháng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà liáotiān.
I really like this aunt; now I also often call her to chat.
 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ duì 历史lìshǐ yǒu 兴趣xìngqù, shì 因为yīnwèi 爷爷yéye 常常chángcháng gěi  jiǎng 故事gùshitā zhīsuǒyǐ duì lìshǐ yǒu xìngqù, shì yīnwèi yéye chángcháng gěi tā jiǎng gùshi.
The reason she’s interested in history is that her grandpa often tells her stories.
老师lǎoshī zài 中文zhōngwén  shàng gěi 我们wǒmen jiǎng 故事gùshilǎoshī zài zhōngwén kè shàng gěi wǒmen jiǎng gùshi.
In Chinese class, the teacher tells us stories.
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