Use bring for movement toward the speaker, the listener, or a place either person is treating as the point of arrival. Use take when you picture something being carried away from a starting point.
Try the same trip from two viewpoints
- At the destination. A host says, Please bring a blanket to my house. The host is thinking about where the blanket will arrive.
- At the starting point. A guest says, I’ll take a blanket to Mei’s house. The guest is thinking about where the blanket will leave from.
Think about where the listener will be
You can say I’ll bring the blanket to your house while you’re still at home. The listener’s house supplies the destination and the point of view. Look at the context to see which place the speaker has in mind.
