Giving a receiving favours

1. Giving a receiving favours A follow on from asking for requests

2. Giving and Receiving Japanese Style • In Japanese the verb あげる・あげますmeans that you give something to someone. • While the verb くれる・くれますmeans that someone gives something to you or to someone you are close to. • You can give or receive things such as gifts (or things) or actions such as lend money, give help, send post, wake people up and so forth.

3. Giving to someone • When you give help or something to someone, you use the verbあげる・あげます • The giver is the subject of the sentence and uses the particle は or が and the recipient uses the particle に • If you are the one doing the giving it is better not to use 私（わたし）は • You cannot useあげる・あげます when you are the recipient. You need to useくれる・くれます .

4. Example Sentences • お父（とう）さんの　たんじょう日に　何を　　あげますか。 • 校長先生（こうちょうせんせい）は　みずえ先生（せんせい）に　うでとけいを　あげました。 • ジャスティン・ビーバーさんは　エボニーちゃんに　たんじょう日カードを　おくってあげました。 • お母さんは　あさごはんを　つくって　あげます。 • Please translate these sentences into English.

5. れんしゅう • Your friend was sick and you helped them out. Describe what you did using てあげます。 • Cooked dinner • Helped with homework • Bought flowers • Took to the hospital • Cleaned the house • Washed the dishes • Did the laundry

6. Receiving from someone • When you receive help or something to someone, you use the verb くれる・くれます • The giver is the subject of the sentence and uses the particle は or が and the recipient uses the particle に • くれる・くれます is only used when the recipient is the one speaking or someone whom the speaker is close to (family, very close friends). • If you are the one who is receiving you do not say 私（わたし）に

7. Example sentences • 友達（ともだち）は　Eメールを　教（おし）えて　くれた。 • みずえ先生（せんせい）は　手紙（てがみ）を　書（か）いて送（おく）って　くれました。 • ビルさんは　何（なに）をくれましたか。 • １１年生たちはむすめにぬりぐるみをくれた。 • Please translate these sentences into English.

8. れんしゅう • Describe what you did using てくれます。