How to Say ‘Please go ahead.’ in Simplified Chinese
请开始吧。
qǐng kāi shǐ ba
[qǐng kāishǐ ba]
💬 Usage Tip: 吧 at the end softens a request into a friendly nudge, like "go ahead then". Compare 我们走吧 "let's go".
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[qǐng]
Please
A polite expression used when asking for something.
请进，大家都在等你。
Please come in, everyone is waiting for you.
开始
kāi shǐ
[kāishǐ]
to begin; to start
Verb meaning to start doing something.
我们开始吧。
Let's begin.
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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