吧
吧 ba Makes a suggestion Softens tone of invitations, commands, and suggestions (ie. “Let’s…) Comes at the end of a sentence 我們去打籃球吧。wǒ men qù dǎ lán qiú ba. Let’s go play basketball. 走zǒu vs. 走吧zǒu ba “GO” vs. “Let’s go/go ahead”
Translate Let’s eat dinner. Go to sleep. Let’s go shopping.
一下 yí xià/一點 yì diǎn
一下 yí xià/一點 yì diǎn Softens the tone of a question or imperative sentence Makes sentences more polite
一下 yí xià “once”; for a short time (minute, a second, etc.) Used to modify the verb S V 一下 O 你進來一下。nǐ jìn lái yí xià. Come in for a moment/minute. 你看一下這是誰的照片。nǐ kàn yí xià zhè shì shéi de zhào piàn. Look at this picture for a second. Whose photo is it?
S V 一下 O Come in for a moment Sleep for a little bit 進來一下 jìn lái yí xià Sleep for a little bit 睡覺一下 shuì jiào yí xià Watch movies for a second 看一下電影 kàn yí xià diàn yǐng
一點 yì diǎn “a bit”; “a little bit” Used to modify the object S V 一點 O 你喝一點茶吧。nǐ hē yī diǎn chá ba. Drink a little bit of tea!/Why don’t you have some tea. 我可以吃一點嗎？wǒ kě yǐ chī yī diǎn ma? May eat a little bit?
S V 一點 O EX: 我可以吃一點嗎？wǒ kě yǐ chī yī diǎn ma? I will eat a little bit of dinner. 我要吃一點晚餐。wǒ yào chī yì diǎn wǎn cān I‘ll drink a little bit of tea. (suggestion) 我喝一點茶吧。wǒ hē yì diǎn chá ba I will buy (mǎi) a little bit of milk. 我買一點牛奶。wǒ mǎi yì diǎn niú nǎi
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____, 可以嗎？____kě yǐ ma？ Asks if something is okay, or if an action may be done; asks for permission (Desired Action in STPVO), 可以嗎？ Ex: 我要一瓶可樂，可以嗎？wǒ yào yī píng kě lè kě yǐ ma？ I’ll have a bottle of coke, is that okay? OR Can I have a bottle of coke? Answer Positive: 可以 Negative: 不可以 OR 對不起。。。
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Look at the above dialogue and recreate it in Chinese.