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Revision as of 08:49, 5 September 2012
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The particle 吧 (ba) can be used to make suggestions or soften the tone of commands.
Structure
Command + 吧
Note that when you have a command with the subject "we," you're basically just saying, "let's (do something)." 吧 makes the suggestion sound more tentative and more polite.
Examples
- 咱们 走 吧。
- 快点 吃 吧。
- 给 我 两 个 吧。
See also
- Softening speech with "ba"
- Softening the Tone of Questions with "ne" (advanced article)
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 66) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 129) →buy
- Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 307-311) →buy
