How to Say ‘Let's go, go eat?’ in Simplified Chinese
我们走吧，去吃饭？
wǒ men zǒu ba qù chī fàn
[waw-men zǒu ba qù chīfàn]
Phrase Breakdown
我们走吧，
wǒ men zǒu ba
Let's go,
wǒmen zǒu ba. 走 is a full third-tone dip. Then 吧 drops off lightly.
我们走吧，要迟到了。
Let's go, we're going to be late.
Words in this phrase
我们
wǒ men
[waw-men]
we; us
Refers to the speaker and their group; in business, often means the speaker’s team or company.
我们公司的同事都很愿意帮忙。
Our company’s colleagues are all very willing to help.
走
zǒu
[zǒu]
to leave; to go away
To depart from a place.
我们该走了。
We should leave now.
吧
ba
[ba]
(suggestion particle)
Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.
我们走吧。
Let's go.
去吃饭？
qù chī fàn
go eat?
qù chīfàn. Rising intonation turns it into a question. 吃饭 literally means 'eat rice' but means 'have a meal'.
中午一起去吃饭？
Go eat together at noon?
Words in this phrase
去
qù
[qù]
to go
Move toward a place.
我去医院。
I'm going to the hospital.
吃饭
chī fàn
[chīfàn]
to eat a meal
Verb-object phrase meaning to have a meal; also used as a casual greeting.
我们一起去吃饭吧。
Let's go eat together.
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