Chúng ta đi ăn nhé.

Let's go get something to eat.

Breakdown of Chúng ta đi ăn nhé.

• chúng ta: we
• nhé: (softener)
• đi ăn: to go get something to eat

Questions & Answers about Chúng ta đi ăn nhé.

What does chúng ta mean, and how is it different from other Vietnamese words for we?

Chúng ta means we/us in an inclusive sense, meaning the speaker includes the listener.

So in Chúng ta đi ăn nhé, chúng ta means you and I / all of us here.

This is different from:

• chúng tôi = we, but not including the listener
• chúng mình = also often we including the listener, but usually more casual, warm, or intimate

So if someone says Chúng ta đi ăn nhé, they are inviting the person they are speaking to.

Why is there both đi and ăn? Doesn’t ăn already mean eat?

Yes, ăn means to eat, but đi ăn is a very common Vietnamese expression meaning go eat or go out to eat.

• ăn = eat
• đi ăn = go eat / go out for food

So the sentence is not just about the act of eating. It suggests going somewhere to eat, or at least starting the action together.

This is similar to how English often says let’s go eat instead of just let’s eat.

What does nhé mean here?