How to Say ‘Let's sit for a while’ in Simplified Chinese
坐一会儿吧
zuò yī huì er ba
[dzwaw ee-hwahr bah]
Phrase Breakdown
坐一会儿
zuò yī huì er
sit for a while
A complete action phrase meaning to remain seated briefly.
坐一会儿吧。
Sit for a while.
Words in this phrase
坐
zuò
[dzwaw]
sit
suggests taking a seat in a relaxed and inviting way
那边有位置，我们去坐一会儿吧。
There are seats over there; let's go sit for a while.
一会儿
yī huì er
[ee-hwahr]
for a little while
shows the action is temporary and casual
如果你不急，我们坐一会儿吧。
If you're not in a hurry, let's sit for a bit.
吧
ba
[bah]
let's; suggestion particle
softens the invitation and makes it sound friendly
这里站着太累了，坐一会儿吧。
Standing here is too tiring; let's sit for a while.
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