How to Say ‘I'll show you’ in Simplified Chinese
我给你看看
wǒ gěi nǐ kàn kàn
[waw gay nee kahn-kahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [给 + person + verb] often means doing the action for someone: [我给你看看] "I'll take a look for you / show you." The second [看] in [看看] softens the action and makes it sound casual.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
Refers to the speaker.
我给你看看，有没有问题。
Let me show you and see whether there's a problem.
给
gěi
[gay]
give; for
Here it means doing something for someone, as in 'let me show you.'
我给你解释一下。
Let me explain it to you.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
Refers to the listener.
我给你看看这个记录。
Let me show you this record.
看看
kàn kàn
[kahn-kahn]
have a look; take a look
A soft, conversational way to say 'look' or 'check.'
你先看看计价器。
First, take a look at the meter.
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