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| − | <li><span class="speaker">A:</span>下午 我 不 在 家，你 可以 晚上 来 吗？<span class="pinyin">Xiàwǔ wǒ bù zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ wǎnshang lái ma? </span><span class="trans">I'm not home this afternoon.Can you come this evening? </span></li> | + | <li><span class="speaker">A:</span>下午 我 不 在 家，你 可以 晚上 来 吗？<span class="pinyin">Xiàwǔ wǒ bù zài jiā, nǐ kěyǐ wǎnshang lái ma? </span><span class="trans">I'm not home this afternoon. Can you come this evening? </span></li> |
<li><span class="speaker">B:</span>行 <em>吧</em>。<span class="pinyin">Xíng <em>ba</em>. </span><span class="trans">All right.</span></li> | <li><span class="speaker">B:</span>行 <em>吧</em>。<span class="pinyin">Xíng <em>ba</em>. </span><span class="trans">All right.</span></li> | ||
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<li><span class="speaker">A:</span>雨 太 大 了，明天 再 去 买 吧。<span class="pinyin"> Yǔ tài dà le, míngtiān qù mǎi ba.</span><span class="trans">It's raining so heavily. Let's go buy it tomorrow. </span></li> | <li><span class="speaker">A:</span>雨 太 大 了，明天 再 去 买 吧。<span class="pinyin"> Yǔ tài dà le, míngtiān qù mǎi ba.</span><span class="trans">It's raining so heavily. Let's go buy it tomorrow. </span></li> | ||
| − | <li><span class="speaker">B:</span>好 <em>吧</em> | + | <li><span class="speaker">B:</span>好 <em>吧</em>，明天一定要买到。<span class="pinyin">Hǎo <em> ba</em>, míngtiān yídìng yào mǎi dào.</span><span class="trans">Fine. Tomorrow we definitely have to buy it.</span></li> |
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| − | <li><span class="speaker">A:</span>我 今天 不 太 舒服，你 可以 自己 去 吗？ <span class="pinyin"> Wǒ jīntiān bù tài shūfu, nǐ kěyǐ zìjǐ qù ma?</span><span class="trans">I'm not feeling well today. | + | <li><span class="speaker">A:</span>我 今天 不 太 舒服，你 可以 自己 去 吗？ <span class="pinyin"> Wǒ jīntiān bù tài shūfu, nǐ kěyǐ zìjǐ qù ma?</span><span class="trans">I'm not feeling well today. Can go by yourself?</span></li> |
<li><span class="speaker">B:</span>好 <em>吧</em>， 那 你 好好 休息。<span class="pinyin"> Hǎo <em>ba</em>, nà nǐ hǎohāo xiūxi.</span><span class="trans">All right, you have some good rest then.</span></li> | <li><span class="speaker">B:</span>好 <em>吧</em>， 那 你 好好 休息。<span class="pinyin"> Hǎo <em>ba</em>, nà nǐ hǎohāo xiūxi.</span><span class="trans">All right, you have some good rest then.</span></li> | ||
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Revision as of 08:11, 19 January 2016
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The particle 吧 (ba) can also be used to concede a point. That is, 吧 (ba) can be used to accept or agree with something that you're not particularly happy about, the way we might use "all right" or "fine then" in English.
Structure
Similar to other uses of 吧 (ba), this usage is also simply placed on the end of a sentence or statement.
Statement + 吧
Examples
- A:太 贵 了！That's too expensive.
- B:好 吧，我们 可以 看看 别的。All right, we can take a look at something else.
- A:下午 我 不 在 家，你 可以 晚上 来 吗？I'm not home this afternoon. Can you come this evening?
- B:行 吧。All right.
- A:雨 太 大 了，明天 再 去 买 吧。It's raining so heavily. Let's go buy it tomorrow.
- B:好 吧，明天一定要买到。Fine. Tomorrow we definitely have to buy it.
- A:可以 带 朋友 吗？ Can I bring friends?
- B:行 吧， 不过 不能 带 女孩。All right, but you can't bring girls.
- A:我 今天 不 太 舒服，你 可以 自己 去 吗？ I'm not feeling well today. Can go by yourself?
- B:好 吧， 那 你 好好 休息。All right, you have some good rest then.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) →buy
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Pre-Intermediate (汉语口语速成提高篇) (pp. 52-3)
- Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇) (p.98) →buy
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (p. 55) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (p. 246) →buy
