Learn Hardcore Chinese: ba - suggestion particle

Usages of ba

当然dāngrán　可以kěyǐ，　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　你nǐ　吧ba。dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng nǐ ba.

虽然suīrán　今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　还是háishi　去qù　超市chāoshì　吧ba。suīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.

Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.

你nǐ　应该yīnggāi　现在xiànzài　去qù　吃chī　早饭zǎofàn　吧ba？nǐ yīnggāi xiànzài qù chī zǎofàn ba?

You should go eat breakfast now, okay?

你nǐ　太tài　忙máng　了le，　我wǒ　还是háishi　明天míngtiān　再zài　来lái　吧ba。nǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.

You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.

我们wǒmen　现在xiànzài　走zǒu　吧ba。wǒmen xiànzài zǒu ba.

Let's go now.

请qǐng　你nǐ　进来jìnlái　吧ba。qǐng nǐ jìnlái ba.

Please come in.

以后yǐhòu　我们wǒmen　再zài　说shuō　吧ba。yǐhòu wǒmen zài shuō ba.

Let’s talk about it later.

大家dàjiā　都dōu　到dào　了le　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　出发chūfā　吧ba。dàjiā dōu dào le ma? wǒmen bā diǎn bàn chūfā ba.

Has everyone arrived? Let's set off at eight-thirty.

你nǐ　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ　吧ba。nǐ duō hē shuǐ ba.

Drink more water.

我Wǒ　马上mǎshàng　去qù　公司gōngsī，　你nǐ　在zài　家jiā　等děng　我wǒ　吧ba。Wǒ mǎshàng qù gōngsī, nǐ zài jiā děng wǒ ba.

I’m going to the company right away; wait for me at home.

我们Wǒmen　马上mǎshàng　练习liànxí　吧ba，　您nín　觉得juéde　这样zhèyàng　更gèng　好hǎo　吗ma？Wǒmen mǎshàng liànxí ba, nín juéde zhèyàng gèng hǎo ma?

Let’s practice right away; do you think this is better?

我们wǒmen　明天míngtiān　再zài　安排ānpái　一下yíxià　吧ba。wǒmen míngtiān zài ānpái yíxià ba.

Let’s arrange it again tomorrow.

我们wǒmen　九jiǔ　点diǎn　出发chūfā　吧ba。wǒmen jiǔ diǎn chūfā ba.

Let's set off at nine o'clock.

请qǐng　你nǐ　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。qǐng nǐ bǎ mén guānshàng ba.

Please close the door.

天气tiānqì　很hěn　热rè，　我们wǒmen　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ　吧ba。tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen duō hē shuǐ ba.

The weather is hot; let's drink more water.

公园gōngyuán　很hěn　远yuǎn，　我们wǒmen　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　吧ba。gōngyuán hěn yuǎn, wǒmen zuò dìtiě ba.

The park is far; let’s take the subway.

我们wǒmen　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上去shàngqù　吧ba。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shàngqù ba.

Let’s go up the stairs.

我们wǒmen　下楼xiàlóu　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù　吧ba。wǒmen xiàlóu qù gōngyuán sànbù ba.

Let’s go downstairs to the park for a walk.

你nǐ　来lái　看看kànkan　这zhè　个gè　地方dìfang　吧ba。nǐ lái kànkan zhè gè dìfang ba.

Come and take a look at this place.

你nǐ　喝hē　点儿diǎnr　水shuǐ　吧ba。nǐ hē diǎnr shuǐ ba.

Have a little water.

我wǒ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　不bù　完wán　这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo，　你nǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　吃chī　吧ba。wǒ yígè rén chī bù wán zhè kuài dàngāo, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī ba.

I can’t finish this piece of cake by myself; eat it together with me.

我们wǒmen　走zǒu　楼梯lóutī　上shàng　十shí　楼lóu　吧ba。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shàng shí lóu ba.

Let’s walk up the stairs to the tenth floor.

你nǐ　从cóng　楼上lóushàng　下来xiàlái　吧ba，　我们wǒmen　一起yìqǐ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。nǐ cóng lóushàng xiàlái ba, wǒmen yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.

Come downstairs; let’s go take a walk in the park together.

请qǐng　你nǐ　坐下zuòxià　吧ba。qǐng nǐ zuòxià ba.

Please sit down.

你nǐ　快kuài　休息xiūxi　一下yíxià　吧ba。nǐ kuài xiūxi yíxià ba.

Hurry and take a rest for a bit.

既然Jìrán　你nǐ　这么zhème　累lèi，　就jiù　今天jīntiān　在zài　宿舍sùshè　好好hǎohāo　休息xiūxi　吧ba。Jìrán nǐ zhème lèi, jiù jīntiān zài sùshè hǎohāo xiūxi ba.

Since you’re so tired, then you should rest well in the dorm today.

下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我们wǒmen　去qù　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ　走走zǒuzou　吧ba。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒmen qù xiàoyuán lǐ zǒuzou ba.

After work, let’s go walk around the campus.

我wǒ们men　周末zhōumò　去qù　图书馆túshūguǎn　看看kànkan　那nà　本běn　小说xiǎoshuō　吧ba。wǒmen zhōumò qù túshūguǎn kànkan nà běn xiǎoshuō ba.

Let’s go to the library this weekend and take a look at that novel.

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