diff --git a/python/dialog/commongive.py b/python/dialog/commongive.py
index 08512d459..a77d8d865 100644
--- a/python/dialog/commongive.py
+++ b/python/dialog/commongive.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if itemname == "money":
     if quantity % 50 > 0:
         id = character.CreateObject('silver coin')
         CFItemBroker.Item(id).add(int(quantity % 10))
+    character.Write("{} gives you {}".format(speaker.Name, Crossfire.CostStringFromValue(quantity)))
 else:
     # what we will do, is increase the number of items the NPC is holding, then
     # split the stack into the players inventory.
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ else:
                     quantity = 1
                 newob = nextob.Clone(0)
                 newob.Quantity = quantity
+                character.Write("{} gives you {} {}".format(speaker.Name, quantity, newob.Name))
                 newob.InsertInto(character)
                 nextob=nextob.Below
         else:
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ else:
                 CFItemBroker.Item(inv).add(quantity+1)
             newob = inv.Split(quantity)
 
+            character.Write("{} gives you {} {}".format(speaker.Name, quantity, newob.Name))
             newob.InsertInto(character)
     else:
         # ok, we didn't find any
diff --git a/python/dialog/post/takeitem.py b/python/dialog/post/takeitem.py
index 71c9198a4..61f63129b 100644
--- a/python/dialog/post/takeitem.py
+++ b/python/dialog/post/takeitem.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 itemname = args[0]
 if len(args) == 2:
-    quantity = args[1]
+    quantity = int(args[1])
 else:
     quantity = 1
 Crossfire.Log(Crossfire.LogDebug, "CFDialog: trying to take: %s of item %s from character %s" %(quantity, itemname, character.Name ))
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ if itemname == "money":
     paid = character.PayAmount(int(quantity))
     if paid == 0:
         Crossfire.Log(Crossfire.LogError, "Tried to make player %s pay more than they had" %(character.Name))
+    character.Write("You give {} to {}".format(Crossfire.CostStringFromValue(int(quantity)), speaker.Name))
 else:
     inv = character.CheckInventory(itemname)
     if inv:
         if quantity == 0:
+            character.Write("You give {} {} to {}".format(inv.Quantity, inv.NameSingular if inv.Quantity == 1 else inv.NamePl, speaker.Name))
             inv.Remove()
         else:
+            character.Write("You give {} {} to {}".format(int(quantity), inv.NameSingular if quantity == 1 else inv.NamePl, speaker.Name))
             status = CFItemBroker.Item(inv).subtract(int(quantity))
             if status == 0:
                 Crossfire.Log(Crossfire.LogError, "Dialog script tried to remove more items than available from player %s" %(character.Name))