Borrowing and lending · Money and prices
lend someone money
give temporary loan
To lend someone money is to give it to them expecting it back later.
This vs that
I lent her some money.
She borrowed some money from me.
Hear it in real life
Could you lend me some money until payday?
I can lend you twenty pounds, but that's all I've got.
I lent him some money for the train ticket, and he paid me back that evening.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Lend someone money is the normal direct expression.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Can you borrow me some money until Friday?
Say: Can you lend me some money until Friday?
The person giving the money lends it.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
lend someone money
I don't usually lend people money.
Could you lend me some money until Friday?
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about borrowing and lending.
borrow money from ___
I had to borrow money from my brother temporarily.
owe ___ for ___
I still owe my sister for the train tickets.
Borrowing and lending words
Money and prices · Borrowing and lending: the words around “lend someone money”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I can lend you a bit of money.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
lend someone money
give temporary loan
“I lent him some money for the train ticket, and he paid me back that evening.”
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