Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)
The right answer for this test is A.
Translation:
Wǒmen qù Bālí ba!
Anne: 我们 去 巴黎吧！
Let’s go to Paris!
Hǎo zhǔyi.
Jim: 好 主意。
Good idea.
Analysis:
Both “吧” and “呢” are modal particle words. “吧” is used to indicate a suggestion or to indicate a supposition.
For example,
Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba!
我们 去 看 电影 吧！
Let’s watch a movie.
Nǐ shì Lǐ xiānsheng ba!
你 是李 先生 吧！
You must be Mr. Li!
“呢” is used to indicate a question and soften the tone of the sentence.
For example,
Nǐ wèishénme méiyǒu lái ne?
你 为什么 没有 来 呢？
Why don’t you come?
“啊” is a particle word generally used at the end of the sentence to express the tone of strong feelings; in English we might express the same with “wow.”
For example,
Zhèlǐ kě zhēn měi a!
这里 可 真 美 啊！
It’s so beautiful here!
吧