Expressing softening speech with 吧 (ba)

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Expressing softening speech with 吧 (ba) - HSK 1 Grammar

The particle 吧 (ba) can be used to soften the feel of a sentence. This could be to make it more polite, gentler and less forceful, or to turn a command into a suggestion.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

这不太吧好。 Zhè bù tài ba hǎo.

这好不太吧。 Zhè hǎo bù tài ba.

这不太好吧。 Zhè bù tài hǎo ba.

这不好太吧。 Zhè bù hǎo tài ba.

Which following sentence is grammatically correct? *

2 points

快点，要迟到了吧。 Kuài diǎn, yào chídào le ba.

快点吧，要迟到了。 Kuài diǎn ba, yào chídào le.

快吧点，要迟到了。 Kuài ba diǎn, yào chídào le.

吧快点，要迟到了。 Ba kuài diǎn, yào chídào le.

Which following sentence is in the right order? *

2 points

再等一吧等。 Zài děng yī ba děng.

再等一等吧。 Zài děng yī děng ba.

再吧等一等。 Zài ba děng yī děng.

吧再等一等。 Ba zài děng yī děng.

Which following sentence is in the right order? *

2 points

太晚了，不要走了吧。 Tài wǎn le, bùyào zǒu le ba.

太晚了，不要吧走了。 Tài wǎn le, bùyào ba zǒu le.

太晚了，不吧要走了。 Tài wǎn le, bù ba yào zǒu le.

太晚了，不要走吧了。 Tài wǎn le, bùyào zǒu ba le.

Which following sentence is in the right order? *

2 points

吧太贵了，我不买了。 Ba tài guì le, wǒ bù mǎi le.

太贵了吧，我不买了。 Tài guì le ba, wǒ bù mǎi le.

太吧贵了，我不买了。 Tài ba guì le, wǒ bù mǎi le.

太贵吧了，我不买了。 Tài guì ba le, wǒ bù mǎi le.

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