How to Say ‘Let's go eat.’ in Simplified Chinese
我们去吃饭吧。
wǒ men qù chī fàn ba
[wo men chyoo chir-fahn bah]
💬 Usage Tip: 吧 (ba) at the end of a sentence turns it into a friendly suggestion, like "let's": 我们走吧 "Let's go."
Phrase Breakdown
我们
wǒ men
[wo men]
we
A pronoun used to refer to the speaker and one or more other people.
我们一起工作。
We work together.
去吃饭吧。
qù chī fàn ba
let's go eat
去 (qù) means 'go', and 吃饭 (chīfàn) means 'eat a meal'. 吧 (ba) makes it a suggestion: 'let's'.
走，去吃饭吧。
Come on, let's go eat.
Words in this phrase
去
qù
[chyoo]
to go
A basic verb used for moving to another place.
请先去那边。
Please go over there first.
吃饭
chī fàn
[chir-fahn]
to eat a meal
A very common phrase meaning to eat, have a meal, or dine.
现在可以吃饭了吗？
Can we eat now?
吧
ba
[bah]
let's; suggestion particle
Softens the sentence and turns it into a friendly suggestion.
我们一起等比赛吧。
Let's wait for the match together.
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