Jack Bond-Preston
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Affected files: Complements.md The Indefinite Measure Word.md Verb Reduplication.md 吧ba.md
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The particle 吧ba at the end of a sentence or a suggestion tends to soften the tone.
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For example:
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1. 坐！
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Sit!
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2. 请坐！
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Sit, please!
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3. 做吧！
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Why don't you sit down?
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4. 请坐吧！
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Why don't you sit down, please?
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5. 休息休息吧，号吗？
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Let's rest for a bit, ok?
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6. 你来这儿吧！
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Why don't you come over here?
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7. 我们跳舞吧！
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Let's dance!
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8. 请你给我们说说吧。
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Please, tell us a little bit about it.
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9. 妈妈告诉儿子说, “你现在穿的衬衫不干净，也不好看。别穿这件，穿那件吧。”
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Mum told her son, "The shirt you are wearing right now isn't clean, and doesn't look good. Don't wear this one, why don't you wear that one instead?"
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