Relax the tone of a command by adding “吧”--ActiveChinese

lucky · 01-03-2007, 07:56 AM

Relax the tone of a command by adding “吧”--ActiveChinese

There are many exclamations(语气词) in Chinese, like “啊”, “吧”, “呢”… Today, we will talk about the usage of “吧”.
You can relax the tone of a command by adding the word 吧 at the end of a statement. For example, 我们坐出租车 means we are going to take a taxi. But 我们坐出租车吧 means almost, let’s take a taxi, ok? Or how about we take a taxi. It gives the listener a choice and is more polite.

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vvyuen · 09-30-2007, 02:24 AM

thanks a lot to share your knowledge in Chinese with us. Are u a Chinese? I'm a new commer of the forum and would like to know more about this.

01-03-2007, 07:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
lucky Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5 lucky is an unknown character at this point	Relax the tone of a command by adding “吧”--ActiveChinese Relax the tone of a command by adding “吧”--ActiveChinese There are many exclamations(语气词) in Chinese, like “啊”, “吧”, “呢”… Today, we will talk about the usage of “吧”. You can relax the tone of a command by adding the word 吧 at the end of a statement. For example, 我们坐出租车 means we are going to take a taxi. But 我们坐出租车吧 means almost, let’s take a taxi, ok? Or how about we take a taxi. It gives the listener a choice and is more polite. You can learn more on Learn Chinese Language and Culture ? designed just for you!
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vvyuen Brand New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hong Kong SAR, China Posts: 1 vvyuen is an unknown character at this point	“吧”--ActiveChinese thanks a lot to share your knowledge in Chinese with us. Are u a Chinese? I'm a new commer of the forum and would like to know more about this.
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