How to Say ‘Let's have coffee.’ in Simplified Chinese

喝咖啡吧。

hē kā fēi ba

[hē kāfēi ba]

💬 Usage Tip: 吧 at the end of a suggestion makes it "let's…": 走吧 "let's go", 吃饭吧 "let's eat".

Phrase Breakdown

喝

hē

[hē]

to drink

Verb for consuming liquids like water, tea or coffee.

Example

我喝咖啡。

I drink coffee.

咖啡

kā fēi

[kāfēi]

coffee

A loanword noun for the drink coffee.

Example

我每天喝一杯咖啡。

I drink a cup of coffee every day.

吧

[ba]

(suggestion particle)

Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.

Example

我们走吧。

Let's go.

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