Difference between revisions of "Suggestions with "ba""

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The particle 吧 (ba) has a number of different uses. Here we'll talk about the simplest way to use 吧 (ba): making suggestions.

我们走吧。 (This is a suggestion)Wǒmen zǒu ba.Let's go.
你说吧。(This is a suggestion)Nǐ shuō ba.You say it.
快点吃吧。 (This is a suggestion)Kuài diǎn chī ba.Hurry up and eat.
给我两个吧。 (This is a suggestion)Gěi wǒ liǎng gè ba.Give me two.
喝啤酒吧。(This is a most welcome suggestion!)Hē píjiǔ ba.Have some beer.
我们去香港吧。(This is a great suggestion)Wǒmen qù Xiānggǎng ba.Let's go to Hong Kong.
我们六点去吧？(This is more of a confirmation than a suggestion)Wǒmen liù diǎn qù ba?We're going at 6 o'clock (right)?
休息一下吧。(This is a suggestion)Xiūxi yīxià ba.Take a break.
我们结婚吧。(This is a also suggestion, believe it or not!)Wǒmen jiéhūn ba.Let's get married.
老板，便宜一点吧。(This is more of a request, made to a shopkeeper)Lǎobǎn, piányí yīdiǎn ba.Boss, can you make it cheaper?

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-The particle 吧 (ba) can be used to make suggestions, to [[Softening speech with "ba"|soften a sentence's tone]], or to [[Conceding with "ba" |concede a point]]. Here we'll talk about making suggestions with 吧 (ba).
+The particle 吧 (ba) has [[吧|a number of different uses]]. Here we'll talk about the simplest way to use 吧 (ba): making suggestions.
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-Note that when you have a command with the subject "we," you're basically just saying, "'''let's''' (do something)."   吧 (ba) makes the suggestion sound more tentative and more polite.
+Note that in Chinese whenever you have a command with the subject "we," you're basically just saying, "'''let's''' (do something)."   吧 (ba) just makes the suggestion sound more tentative and more polite.
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