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* 这 不 太 好 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè bù tài hǎo <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">This isn't so good. </span>
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* 这 不 太 好 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin"> Zhè bù tài hǎo <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">This isn't so good. </span>
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* 算了 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Suàn le <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">Let's forget it. </span>
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* 算了 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin"> Suàn le <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">Let's forget it. </span>
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* 应该 是 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Yīnggāi shì <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">It should be.</span>
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* 应该 是 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin"> Yīnggāi shì <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">It should be.</span>
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* 钱 太 少 了 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Qián tài shǎo le <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">It's too little money. </span>
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* 钱 太 少 了 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin"> Qián tài shǎo le <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">It's too little money. </span>
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* 再 等 等 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Zài děng děng <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">Wait a little longer. </span>
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* 再 等 等 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin"> Zài děng děng <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">Wait a little longer. </span>
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* 太 晚 了 ，不要 走 了 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tài wǎn le,  bù yào zǒu le <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">It's too late now, don't leave. </span>
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* 太 晚 了 ，不要 走 了 <em>吧</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Tài wǎn le,  bùyào zǒu le <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">It's too late now, don't leave. </span>
 
* 你们 早 点 来 <em>吧</em> 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen zǎo diǎn lái <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">Come a little earlier. </span>
 
* 你们 早 点 来 <em>吧</em> 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen zǎo diǎn lái <em>ba</em>. </span> <span class="trans">Come a little earlier. </span>
 
* 快 点 <em>吧</em> ， 要 迟到 了。<span class="pinyin">Kuài diǎn <em>ba</em>, yào chídào le. </span> <span class="trans">Please hurry, we're going to be late. </span>
 
* 快 点 <em>吧</em> ， 要 迟到 了。<span class="pinyin">Kuài diǎn <em>ba</em>, yào chídào le. </span> <span class="trans">Please hurry, we're going to be late. </span>

Revision as of 07:41, 10 January 2017

The particle 吧 (ba) can be used to soften the feel of a sentence. This could be to make it more polite, gentler and less forceful, or to turn a command into a suggestion.

Structure

Statement + 吧

Examples

  • 这 不 太 好 吧 。 Zhè bù tài hǎo ba. This isn't so good.
  • 算了 吧 。 Suàn le ba. Let's forget it.
  • 应该 是 吧 。 Yīnggāi shì ba. It should be.
  • 钱 太 少 了 吧 。 Qián tài shǎo le ba. It's too little money.
  • 再 等 等 吧 。 Zài děng děng ba. Wait a little longer.
  • 太 晚 了 ，不要 走 了 吧 。Tài wǎn le, bùyào zǒu le ba. It's too late now, don't leave.
  • 你们 早 点 来 吧 。 Nǐmen zǎo diǎn lái ba. Come a little earlier.
  • 快 点 吧 ， 要 迟到 了。Kuài diǎn ba, yào chídào le. Please hurry, we're going to be late.
  • 太 贵 了 吧 ， 我 不 买 了。 Tài guì le ba, wǒ bù mǎi le. It's too expensive. I'm not buying it.
  • 那 个 地方 太 远 了 吧，我 不 想 去。 Nà ge dìfang tài yuǎn le ba，wǒ bù xiǎng qù. That place is too far away. I don't want to go.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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