酒吧 jiǔbā bar (place to buy drinks)
How to remember 酒吧: 酒 liquor + 吧 polite suggestion = bar (place to buy drinks).
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How it is used
- A bar/pub where you drink - 去酒吧喝一杯 (qù jiǔbā hē yì bēi) go to a bar for a drink. Measure word 家 (jiā).
- 吧 here is a phonetic loan for 'bar', not the sentence particle. A hotel/hostel bar-counter is also 吧台 (bātái).
Example sentences
- 留下来和我们一起喝酒吧。 Liúxiàlái hé wǒmen yìqǐ hējiǔ ba.Stay and have a drink with us.
- 他是这里附近酒吧和酒馆的常客。 Tā shì zhèlǐ fùjìn jiǔbā hé jiǔguǎn de chángkè.He's a regular at the bars and pubs around here.
- 如果你唱歌了，他们就会把你踢出酒吧。 Rúguǒ nǐ chànggē le, tāmen jiù huì bǎ nǐ tī chū jiǔbā.If you sang, they'd kick you out of the bar.