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Zoe 左老师

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English Learning Tip #1: For my Chinese Friends~ 💕👊
I often hear

my Chinese friends say “would you like to play?” or “let’s go out and play!” when they speak English.
Usually, they will say this when talking about activities they will do with friends, like getting milk tea or shopping.
Are these phrases grammatically wrong?
No, but they are seldom used by native English speakers in this way.
Most often, “play,” is used when referring to small children playing. Using it when talking to your friends sounds strange to native English speakers.
Would you like to sounds more like a native English speaker?
Here are some better, more natural phrases to use:
-“Let’s hang out!”
-“Let’s meet up.”
-“Would you like to hang out?”
-“Lets go shopping together.”
-“Let’s do something fun!”
-“Let’s go chill.”
-“Do you want to meet up sometime?”

Comments

  • 醒醒

    thanks!
  • MY爱拼才会赢

    @Zoe 左老师 那当然最好了😊
  • B.W.Gray

    copy that😃
  • Hogan

    👍
  • sinera

    thank you! good tips
  • No.2

    Great.I like it.Its useful for mr!Thanks
  • Zoe 左老师

    @MY爱拼才会赢 不客气🙏 Happy to help! 我应该再写更多这样的文章吗?
  • MY爱拼才会赢

    谢谢你,这真的是太有用了
  • Rain

    Thank you, sweet.
  • 安雅  

    Thank you!
  • feizuo

    ah,we have the same nickname~
  • Shen

    Got it 👍
  • Zoe 左老师

    @ohyesohno 😎📝
  • Zoe 左老师

    @Mark Yes, it’s a common direct Chinese>>English translation, but it sounds a little strange to English speakers. We usually will only say “play” if we are talking about children or babies.
  • Zoe 左老师

    @Giancarlo Teniza if you would like to do some activity with a friend, you can ask if they want to “hang out.” Hanging out can be any activity! Even if you will go to their house and watch some TV, you can ask if they want to hang out. For example: Maria: “Hey, Lily! What are you doing tomorrow?” Lily: “Nothing, it’s my day off!” Maria: “Would you like to come over to my house and hang out?” Lily: “Sure, sounds great!”
  • ohyesohno

    记下了!🙋
  • Mark

    哈哈,中国人喜欢说出去玩儿,中式英文翻译出来就是go out and play. 😃
  • Giancarlo Teniza

    Thx I have a question, exactly when u can use the “would you like to hang out?”
  • Zoe 左老师

    @leukos This is a common phrase to use when talking about basketball.
  • 张怡意

    Thank you for sharing❤
  • 潇了个潇

    thank you !
  • leukos

    why do people say “play basketball “
  • call me Chris

    speak English in Chinese way
  • Tuti

    Thank you for useful tip.
  • Santiago Lifetime VIP

    :)
  • Tiao

    Thank you for sharing
  • Zoe 左老师

    @Linda木木 Exactly! This is the most common phrase to use with your friends~
  • 呱呱

    Thank you sharing

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