Which is correct?

"Take" moves away from the speaker, while "bring" moves toward the speaker.

Mary is taking her children to Susan. Mary asks, "May I take my kids to your house now?" Susan replies, "Sure. Bring them with you."

So "take" is the right answer?

teacherJapan Which is correct? 1-"May I take my kids to your house now?"2-"May I bring my kids to your house now?

Just a brief note. 'may' is a higher-register word; 'kids' is a lower-register word.

People in a higher social group might use 'may' and 'children', but most of the rest of us would use 'can' and 'kids'.

I'm a native speaker and

Yes, it is.

thank you. higher-register words and lower-register words.... I see! Fascinating!! Thank you for your advice!

I disagree with CJ. Using "kids" instead of children is considered a matter of casual, less formal, language. On the other hand, "bring" and "take" have different meanings and should not be used interchangeably. I'm not generally one to prescribe usage to native speakers, so I am a little uncomfortable with my own "should" in the second sentence. But there is a difference in meaning involved here.

EnglishmavenI disagree with CJ.

No, you don't!

EnglishmavenUsing "kid

I'm happy with that. Thanks for the note.