<p>I most often hear people say 送你 in Taiwan when they give presents, not sure if mainland would be different though.</p>

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Curiosity
<p>When you are handing over a gift: </p>

<ul>
<li>送给你。("A gift for you."), or </li>
<li>给你。 ("For you."), or </li>
<li>这是给你的。("This is for you.")</li>
</ul>

<p>You can expand it, like:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>这是给你的...。 ("This is a/some ... for you."), or</p></li>
<li><p>这本书是送给你的。("This book is a gift for you.")</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Don't forget that in some cases, you have to use 您 instead of 你.</p>

<p>You can make it more polite by saying: 请收下 ("Please accept it.") or if you are accepting a gift and your partner makes some polite comment about the gift and/or the occasion you can say: "谢谢，我收下了。" ("Thank you, I accept it.")</p>

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谢谢^^ Very helpful.
Aaron
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Thank you, please consider accepting the answer if you are satisfied with it.
imrek
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I tried, but it says I need a reputation of 15 to vote it up. :S Edit: Oooh. Okay, is it accepted now? Wrong button I think.
Aaron
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imrek
<p>I believe you can informally say "gěi" when handing something over like the soy sauce during dinner, right?</p>

<p>But what can you say when you give a gift? Like "Here you go" instead of just "Here". Or maybe "This is for you". Something simple and short, please. :)</p>

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2016-01-24T23:28:45.200Z
If someone gave me a gift and just said "Here you go" I would think they were trying to make it seem routine, or unimportant.  Do you mean to suggest that?
Colin McLarty
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Colin, well no, not really, but a) Chinese don't like to open or look at presents in front of you, and b) I don't know enough Mandarin to have a proper conversation but I'd still like to say -something- when handing over the gift. ^_^ songyuanyao, thank you.
Aaron
<translation><mandarin>
How to say "here you go" when giving a gift?
# How to say "here you go" when giving a gift?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-24)

I believe you can informally say "gěi" when handing something over like the soy sauce during dinner, right?

But what can you say when you give a gift? Like "Here you go" instead of just "Here". Or maybe "This is for you". Something simple and short, please. :)

**Tags:** translation, mandarin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: If someone gave me a gift and just said "Here you go" I would think they were trying to make it seem routine, or unimportant.  Do you mean to suggest that?  
> **username_0**: username_1, well no, not really, but a) Chinese don't like to open or look at presents in front of you, and b) I don't know enough Mandarin to have a proper conversation but I'd still like to say -something- when handing over the gift. ^_^ songyuanyao, thank you.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-01-24. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

When you are handing over a gift:

* 送给你。("A gift for you."), or
* 给你。 ("For you."), or
* 这是给你的。("This is for you.")

You can expand it, like:

* 这是给你的...。 ("This is a/some ... for you."), or
* 这本书是送给你的。("This book is a gift for you.")

Don't forget that in some cases, you have to use 您 instead of 你.

You can make it more polite by saying: 请收下 ("Please accept it.") or if you are accepting a gift and your partner makes some polite comment about the gift and/or the occasion you can say: "谢谢，我收下了。" ("Thank you, I accept it.")

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 谢谢^^ Very helpful.  
> **username_3**: Thank you, please consider accepting the answer if you are satisfied with it.  
> **username_0**: I tried, but it says I need a reputation of 15 to vote it up. :S Edit: Oooh. Okay, is it accepted now? Wrong button I think.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-14. Score: 0

I most often hear people say 送你 in Taiwan when they give presents, not sure if mainland would be different though.


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