Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/吧-ba

The particles 吧 (ba)

吧 (ba) is one of the most common sentence particles in Chinese.

A particle means it goes on the end of a sentense.

The particle 吧 (ba) is used a lot in everyday conversations.

main uses

1. It indicate that something is a command or a suggestion,
2. It turns your command into something more neutral and soft.

examples

• 咱們走吧。／咱们走吧。Zánmen zǒu ba.

Let's go.

• 快點吧！／快点吧！Kuài diǎn ba!

Hurry up!

• 我們 結婚吧！／我们 结婚 吧！Wǒmen jiéhūn ba!

Let's get married!

Other particles

How to make the difference between 吧 (ba) and 吗 (ma)?: The particle 吗 (ma)