Suggestions with "ba"

The particle 吧 (ba) can be used to make suggestions or soften the tone of commands. The structure is:

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. Some examples:

• 咱们 走 吧。
• 快点 吃 吧。
• 给 我 两 个 吧。

Sources and further reading

• Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. 307 - 311)