Basic English: “BORROW” or “LEND”?

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khaldieh samara

Thank you! I’m glad it is useful.

Alex

Thank you for the lesson!!!

irina.endorfina

My pleasure. Thank you for studying with me!

Alex

“Could you lend me your phone?”
“Could you borrow me your phone?”

Which one is correct? Hmm…

For an EXPANDED explanation of these two verbs, click here: https://www.englishalex.com/post/borrow-vs-lend-video-expanded-explanation

Good luck with your studies, everyone! As always, thanks for clicking!

Alex

I´d say “could you lend me your phone?”, but if you want the right answer, ask the squirrel. It was closer to you when you were explaining the differences :)

knopfler86

Could you lend me your phone is correct

Parisasoltani77

To be honest, it was a bit difficult to pay attention to your lesson when a beautiful squirrel was having some fun behind you.
Apart from that, excellent lesson as always, Mr. Makar!!!Straight to the point!!
(Squirrel: min 2:34 to 3:34)
Thanks a lot ;)

knopfler86

The true star of the show! I hope it kept people captivated! Haha.

Alex

So I reviewed the lesson but I didn’t see the squirrel. Fortunately, you gave us the time slot and I finally discovered the squirrel. You are really sharp. Thanks.

beernaard

1o/1o :D
thanks a lot Mr.Alex
i got the difference between these words

Jannyl

That’s great! :) Keep it up.

Alex

Thanks alot, I’m seriously learning

Oladele1068

That’s fantastic to hear. Keep it up!

Alex

Good lesson! Thank you very much! I hope I’ll remember different between borrow and lend.
Before I think lend is only about money…

NataliaTsey

I’m glad I was able to expand your knowledge of this verb! :) You can lend someone anything, not just money.

Alex

I have a question from the book Reading Explorer 4 by National geographic. On page 128 writer used the word wired in the sentence “We are wired to collaborate”
In this sentence, the author means that “there is ________ basis for our ability to work together. and possible answers given are
1. an electronic.
2. a biological.
3. simple.
4. necessary.
Can someone tell me the right answers for this?

Hammad Khan

Without more context, it’s difficult to say, but I would say it’s #2. If we “are wired” to do something, it means something is naturally part of our “programming” as humans. :)

Alex

“Living in a borrowed time.” Great song by John Lennon.
About the bank, could I say “I need to loan some money from the bank?” is this a colossal mistake,professor?

zigmund

I would say “I need to get a loan from the bank,” “I need a bank loan,” or “I need to borrow some money from the bank.”

Alex

Thanks a liked a lot

avictoria

You’re welcome! I hope it was useful. :)

Alex

Alex, you are excellent teacher.

grechi

Thank you. I hope the lesson was useful.

Alex

Alex, thank you for simple explanation.

Catherine Honcharova

My pleasure, Katheryn! I’m glad it was useful.

Alex

good lesson . thanks a lot

Imanova AYDAN

You’re very welcome, Imanova! :) I’m glad it was beneficial.

Alex

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debaratir2608

You’re welcome. Thank you for studying with me, and good luck with your English journey!

Alex

Thank you

naeemada99

My pleasure. I hope it was useful! :)

Alex

thank you for this perfect explanation I got IT.

farida77

That’s great to hear! I’m glad you found it useful, farida.

Alex

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Dolma@4553

Any time. Thanks for studying with all of us! :)

Alex

I felt this lesson easy to understand but such a practical lesson that I may use the pattern in everyday life. Always thank you for providing great lessons. There are some confusing words that look similar to one another. For example, ‘lie’ and ‘lay’, ‘house’ and ‘home’, and so on. I have difficulty between ‘in’ and ‘on’ when using time expression. For instance, ‘On the weekend’ or ‘In the weekend’.

Insoo Yeo

Hi Insoo, thanks for studying with EngVid! I hear you about similar words being a bit difficult to differentiate sometimes. for “on the weekend” vs. “in the weekend” the answer is “on the weekend” (American English) and “at the weekend” (British English). I hope this helps. Thanks again for checking out the lesson. Enjoy your weekend. :)

Alex

thank you so much

walid1726m

You’re very welcome, walid. Thank you for studying with me!

Alex

This is my first online english lesson ever. Understandable and easy. Thank you

Volodymyr Zastava

I’m always happy to see new visitors. Welcome to EngVid! :) I hope you find a lot of useful materials to help you practice and improve your English.

Alex

Thanks a million

wailinthu

My pleasure. Thanks for studying with me and with EngVid.

Alex

it was my first lesson. thank you

TolgaHanY

I hope it was the first of many lessons! Good luck with your English studies.

Alex

thanks

Haeriah Rachman

No problem. Thanks for checking out the lesson. I hope it was useful.

Alex

thank you

Selarabiy

You’re welcome. Good luck with your English studies!

Alex

Woow, i got 10 correct out of 10

adilajda

Well done! The next step is to use the language in speaking. Good luck!

Alex

Good luck Alex.

safakyz

Thanks for the lesson!

Alyssa248

Thanks Alex. I think will be clear from now. By the way It´s nice to see you outside background.

Alwis1974

thanks a lot,i learn a lot from this lessons,and i can also differ from these two words

zhanglinhao

great lesson

mel123

Thank you Alex!!!

Marulist

10 out of 10. So it was easy. One, perhaps two more attempts. TU ALEX

SengVid

Thanks for this lesson.

31JK

thank you Alex.

really was complicated… but i did it!

ChrisKings

thanke you ,you realy explaning things clearly and make it easy

asma565

Thank you very much our teacher for good informations

Abdalla123

Thank you Alex

Esmeralda Porto

Thank you so much. I got it. I was struggling with the difference between the 2 words.

MarIsa2022

question number 3 ?? is confusing me… “my” ??

josephe1993@

Thank you Teacher

Kris84

Thank you so much for the best lesson.

William Goodluck Merumba

Alex, thank you a lot!
It is simply explanations for hard topic.

Inna Maksima

Thank you! I think that i understand your lesson. At the university i had pre-intermidiate level. But it was 17 years ago.
Hope you understand my english.