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语气助词"吧"

HSK 1Lesson 13
The Modal Particle "吧"
解释Explanation

"吧"放在句子最后,让建议或请求听起来更客气、更软。"我们……吧"的意思是"我们一起……,好不好";"你……吧"是比较客气的请求。

"吧" (ba, neutral tone) at the end of a sentence softens a suggestion or request. "我们 + verb + 吧" means "Let's...", and "你 + verb + 吧" is a friendly "Why don't you..." rather than a blunt order. Compare 你坐 ("Sit.") with the much warmer 你坐吧 ("Have a seat.").

例句Examples
  • 我们去吃饭吧。
    Wǒmen qù chī fàn ba.
    Let's go and eat.
  • 你明天给我打电话吧。
    Nǐ míngtiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà ba.
    Why don't you call me tomorrow?
  • 你们坐吧。
    Nǐmen zuò ba.
    Have a seat, everyone.
  • 太热了,你喝些水吧。
    Tài rè le, nǐ hē xiē shuǐ ba.
    It's so hot. Have some water.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Have a seat, everyone.

Arrange the sentence0/3
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)