How to Say ‘Then go ahead and start’ in Traditional Chinese
那你開始吧
nà nǐ kāi shǐ ba
[nà nǐ kāishǐ ba]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending with 吧 turns a command into a friendly nudge, like "go ahead". Compare 我們走吧 "let's go".
Phrase Breakdown
那你
nà nǐ
then you
Here 那 means 'then / in that case,' not 'that.' 你 means 'you.'
那你先走。
Then you go first.
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nà]
then; so
Used at the start of a sentence to move on to a new topic.
那我們走吧。
Then let's go.
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
開始吧
kāi shǐ ba
go ahead and start
開始 means 'start.' 吧 softens the sentence into a suggestion. Say 吧 lightly.
我們開始吧。
Let's start.
Words in this phrase
開始
kāi shǐ
[kāishǐ]
to start; to begin
Verb meaning to begin an action or event.
報告什麼時候開始？
When does the presentation start?
吧
ba
[ba]
suggestion particle (let's)
Sentence-final particle used to make a suggestion or soften a request.
我們走吧。
Let's go.
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