Corrections · 2
well, the translation is right. there are so many different uses for this word "吧".
-to check the information
e.g.
你吃飽了吧 i think you're done eating, right?
-to show that you're just assuming
e.g.
1.他不會來了吧 i guess he's not going to show up.
2.你忘了吧? you forgot, didnt you?
3.A:那個人不是jason嗎? isnt that jason?
B:不是吧 i dont think thats him.
4.A:你瘋了嗎? are you crazy?
B:有點吧 maybe a little bit. (he's not really crazy.)
-sometimes you say 好吧, when you dont really wanna do something at first, but someone begs you or something, so you decide to do it anyway.
e.g.
A:你可以替我載孩子回家嗎? could you help me drive my kids home?........ please? please? please?
B:好吧..我會幫你 fine... i will help you.
-to soften the sentence.
e.g.
1.你再考慮看看吧 you just think about it.
2.你還是不要去吧 i think you'd better not go
3.走吧 lets go! (we use it a lot in imperative sentences.)
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