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How to Say ‘Of course, go ahead.’ in Simplified Chinese

当然可以，你说吧。

dāng rán kě yǐ nǐ shuō ba

[dahng-rahn kuh-yee nee shuō ba]

Phrase Breakdown

当然可以，

dāng rán kě yǐ

of course,

当然 (dāngrán) means 'of course'. 可以 is pronounced kéyǐ.

Example

当然可以，没问题。

Of course, no problem.

Words in this phrase

当然

dāng rán

[dahng-rahn]

of course; certainly

used to show a strong yes or something is natural and expected

Example

你可以问公司文化的问题，当然没问题。

You can ask questions about company culture; of course that's no problem.

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express possibility, permission, or a suggested option.

Example

你可以先问一个简单的问题。

You can first ask a simple question.

你说吧。

nǐ shuō ba

go ahead.

This invites the other person to speak.

Example

有什么事，你说吧。

Whatever it is, go ahead and say it.

Words in this phrase

你

nǐ

[nee]

you

The informal or neutral word for “you,” suitable for peers or casual conversation.

Example

如果对方和你年纪差不多，可以说“认识你”。

If the other person is about your age, you can say “nice to meet you” with 你.

说

shuō

[shuō]

to speak; to say

Here used to invite someone to go ahead and talk.

Example

你先说，我听着。

You speak first, I'm listening.

吧

[ba]

(suggestion particle)

Sentence-final particle that softens a suggestion, like 'how about' or 'let's'.

Example

我们走吧。

Let's go.

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