N5
もらう
To receive, To get, To obtain
私はお祖母さんからおはしとコップをもらった。
I received chopsticks and a glass from my grandmother.
Explanation
「もらう」 means 'to receive': the subject is the receiver, and where the thing comes from is marked with 「に」 or 「から」: 「私は友達にプレゼントをもらいました」 (I received a present from my friend). When the giver is an organisation such as a school or company, use 「から」.
Mixed up with
Telling the three giving-and-receiving verbs apart: look at the subject and the direction of the thing.
「AはBに物をあげる」: A is the giver; it goes out.
「Aは私に物をくれる」: A is the giver; it comes to me.
「私はAに物をもらう」: I am the subject and the receiver.
When receiving from an elder, 「もらいます」 becomes 「いただきます」.