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How to Say ‘Let's have a meal together again next time.’ in Traditional Chinese

下次再一起吃飯吧。

xià cì zài yì qǐ chī fàn ba

[shyah tsuh dzeye yìqǐ chīfàn ba]

💬 Usage Tip: Ending a suggestion with 吧 turns it into "let's…": 走吧 "Let's go".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is often a friendly goodbye ritual rather than a firm plan, but it does signal that you'd genuinely like to see them again.

Phrase Breakdown

下次再一起

xià cì zài yì qǐ

next time, together again

下次 means 'next time', 再 means 'again', and 一起 means 'together'. 一 is said with a falling tone (yì) before 起.

Example

下次再一起去玩。

Let's go have fun together again next time.

Words in this phrase

下

xià

[shyah]

next; following

Used for the time period after the current one, such as next week.

Example

我們下再找時間喝咖啡。

Let's find time later to have coffee.

次

cì

[tsuh]

time; occurrence

A measure word for the number of times something happens.

Example

你是第一次來嗎？

Is this your first time here?

再

zài

[dzeye]

again

Used to indicate repetition, meaning again or once more.

Example

希望很快再見到你。

I hope to see you again soon.

一起

yì qǐ

[yìqǐ]

together

Doing something with other people.

Example

我們一起去吃飯。

Let's go eat together.

吃飯吧。

chī fàn ba

let's eat a meal

吃飯 means 'to eat a meal'. 吧 at the end makes it a friendly suggestion, like 'let's'. Say 吧 lightly.

Example

我們去吃飯吧。

Let's go eat.

Words in this phrase

吃飯

chī fàn

[chīfàn]

to eat a meal

Literally 'eat rice'; means having a meal in general.

Example

我們中午一起吃飯吧。

Let's have lunch together at noon.

吧

[ba]

suggestion particle (let's)

Sentence-final particle used to make a suggestion or soften a request.

Example

我們走吧。

Let's go.

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