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The particle 吧 (1): suggestions and requests
From the lesson “I'll finish work at 6:30 in the evening”
Structure
Sentence + 吧。
本课语气助词“吧”读轻声（ba），在句子末尾，表示建议、商量、劝告、请求。 吧 (neutral tone) at the end of a sentence turns it into a friendly suggestion or soft request: 我们下午两点见吧 (Let's meet at 2 pm).
Examples
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我们下午三点见吧。
Wǒmen xiàwǔ sān diǎn jiàn ba.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
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你去超市买吧。
Nǐ qù chāoshì mǎi ba.
Why don't you go to the supermarket and buy it.
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我们去西安饭店吃晚饭吧。
Wǒmen qù Xī'ān Fàndiàn chī wǎnfàn ba.
Let's go to Xi'an Restaurant for dinner.