I will give you a ride≠我載你？！

某次出差回來，

外籍同事問：「你怎麼回家？」

我：「計程車」

外籍同事：「我載你吧！」

我：「好啊！」 （可是他平常都不開車呀？這次自己開車到機場了嗎？）

外籍同事：「你的地址是？」 （把手機遞給我，上面是Uber頁面）

我：（啊～原來他是要讓我搭便車啊！）

I will give you a ride 可以是：

1. 我載你 Wǒ zài nǐ

2. 搭我的便車吧 Dā wǒ de biàn chē ba

3. 我送你 Wǒ sòng nǐ
   

而「我載你」的用法更常用在「我開車載你」的情況

所以下次不是你開車的話，用「搭我的便車吧」或是「我送你」更適合唷！

Once, after a business trip, one colleague asked, "How are you getting home?"

I replied, "By taxi."

He said, 我載你 (I will drive you) "I will give you a ride!"

I said, "Sure!" (But he usually doesn't drive. Did he drive himself to the airport this time?)

Then he asked, "What's your address?" (He handed me his phone, and it was on the Uber app.)

Me: (Ah, so he meant he will use Uber!)

"I will give you a ride" in Mandarin Chinese can be:

1. 我載你 Wǒ zài nǐ

2. 搭我的便車吧 Dā wǒ de biàn chē ba

3. 我送你 Wǒ sòng nǐ

However, "我載你" is more commonly used when you drive a car and "I will give you a ride."

So next time, if you are not the one driving, "搭我的便車吧"( Dā wǒ de biàn chē ba) or "我送你" (Wǒ sòng nǐ) would be more appropriate!

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