How to Say ‘Let's talk about benefits today.’ in Simplified Chinese
今天我们谈谈福利吧。
jīn tiān wǒ men tán tán fú lì ba
[jeen-tyen waw-men tántan fúlì ba]
💬 Usage Tip: 吧 at the end turns a statement into a gentle suggestion, like "let's…". Compare 我们走吧 "let's go".
Phrase Breakdown
今天我们
jīn tiān wǒ men
today we
今天 (jīntiān) means 'today'. 我们 (wǒmen) means 'we', and 们 is light. Putting the time first is very natural in Chinese.
今天我们去吃饭。
Today we're going out to eat.
Words in this phrase
今天
jīn tiān
[jeen-tyen]
today
The current day; used when talking about what is happening now.
今天有一个很重要的职业活动。
Today there is a very important career event.
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.
谈谈福利吧。
tán tán fú lì ba
let's talk about benefits
谈谈 means 'talk a bit about'. 福利 (fúlì) means 'benefits' or 'welfare'. 吧 makes it a suggestion: 'let's'.
我们谈谈计划吧。
Let's talk about the plan.
Words in this phrase
谈谈
tán tán
[tántan]
to talk about; to discuss
Reduplicated form of 谈, making the suggestion to discuss sound light and casual.
我们谈谈工资吧。
Let's talk about the salary.
福利
fú lì
[fúlì]
benefits; welfare
Extra perks an employer provides besides salary, like vacation or insurance.
这家公司的福利很好。
This company's benefits are very good.
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.
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