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How to Say ‘Send out a notice next week.’ in Simplified Chinese

你下周发个通知吧。

nǐ xià zhōu fā gè tōng zhī ba

[nee xià joe fā guh tōngzhī ba]

🇨🇳 In China: Even though it is softened with 吧, this is a manager giving you a task. The expected response is a prompt yes.

Phrase Breakdown

你下周

nǐ xià zhōu

you, next week,

The time word 下周 goes after the subject and before the verb.

Example

你下周有空吗?

Are you free next week?

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.

下

xià

[xià]

next

Used before time words to mean the following one.

Example

下个星期见。

See you next week.

周

zhōu

[joe]

week

The word for 'week,' often used in scheduling and making plans.

Example

这周你有空见面吗?

Are you free to meet this week?

发个通知吧。

fā gè tōng zhī ba

send out a notice.

吧 turns this into a gentle request.

Example

明天发个通知吧。

Send a notice tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

发

fā

[fā]

to send

To send messages, emails or files.

Example

我给你发邮件。

I'll send you an email.

个

gè

[guh]

measure word for general items

A very common classifier used with many nouns, especially in everyday questions like 哪个行业.

Example

你最想去哪个城市工作?

Which city do you most want to work in?

通知

tōng zhī

[tōngzhī]

notice; announcement

A message informing people of something, as a noun.

Example

公司发了一个新通知。

The company sent out a new notice.

吧

ba

[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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