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How to Say ‘Shall I buy you a drink?’ in Traditional Chinese

要不要我請你喝一杯

yào bù yào wǒ qǐng nǐ hē yī bēi

[yào bú yào wǒ qǐng nǐ hē ee bēi]

💬 Usage Tip: 請 here means "to treat" someone, i.e. you're paying, not "please". 要不要… turns any suggestion into a friendly offer.

Phrase Breakdown

要不要我請你

yào bù yào wǒ qǐng nǐ

how about I treat you

要不要 (yào bú yào) makes an offer or suggestion. 請 (qǐng) here means 'to treat'.

Example

要不要我請你吃飯？

How about I treat you to a meal?

Words in this phrase

要不要

yào bù yào

[yào bú yào]

do you want; how about

Yes-no question form used for offers.

Example

要不要一起去？

Want to go together?

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

A pronoun referring to oneself.

Example

我是老師。

I am a teacher.

請

qǐng

[qǐng]

to treat; to buy for

To pay for someone's food or drink.

Example

我請你吃飯。

I'll treat you to a meal.

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person being spoken to.

Example

你今天看起來很高興。

You look happy today.

喝一杯

hē yī bēi

to a drink

喝一杯 (hē yì bēi) literally means 'drink a glass'. It usually means having a drink together.

Example

下班去喝一杯吧。

Let's go for a drink after work.

Words in this phrase

喝

hē

[hē]

to drink

To consume liquids.

Example

你想喝什麼？

What do you want to drink?

一

yī

[ee]

one; a

A number word that helps form the phrase for category.

Example

你想找哪一類工作？

What kind of job do you want to look for?

杯

bēi

[bēi]

cup; glass

A container used to hold drinkable liquids.

Example

我在喝一杯咖啡。

I am drinking a cup of coffee.

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