ba

Conceding with "ba"

吧 also signals reluctant agreement — "fine then".

那 + Statement + 吧

How it works

那好吧 is the sound of giving in. 好吧 on its own does the same job.

The tone is the whole point: the speaker isn't enthusiastic but is going along with it.

Examples

  • nà hǎo ba

    那好吧。

    Fine then.

  • hǎo ba, wǒ qù

    好吧,我去。

    Alright, I'll go.

  • nà jiù zhè yàng ba

    那就这样吧。

    Let's leave it at that then.