How to Say ‘Treat you to a drink’ in Simplified Chinese
请你喝一杯
qǐng nǐ hē yī bēi
[cheeng nee huh ee bay]
💬 Usage Tip: [请你喝一杯] literally means 'treat you to one drink,' with [请] meaning to host or pay for someone. You'll also see this pattern in [请你吃饭] 'treat you to a meal'.
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[cheeng]
to treat; to invite; please
Here it means to treat someone or invite them to have something.
我想请你喝一杯。
I want to buy you a drink.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The informal singular word for you.
今天我请你喝一杯。
Today I'll buy you a drink.
喝
hē
[huh]
to drink
A verb meaning to drink.
你想喝一杯什么？
What would you like to drink?
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number one; before measure words it often changes tone in speech.
我想请你喝一杯红酒。
I want to buy you a glass of red wine.
杯
bēi
[bay]
cup; glass
A measure word for cups or glasses of drinks.
请你喝一杯，好吗？
Let me buy you a drink, okay?
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