How to Say ‘Buy you’ in Simplified Chinese
请你
qǐng nǐ
[qing ni]
💬 Usage Tip: In [请你], [请] is not just "please" — it often sets up "let me treat you to...". You'll hear the fuller pattern in [请你喝一杯] or [请你吃饭].
🇨🇳 In China: On its own, [请你] sounds unfinished; people expect the next action right after it. In flirting, it works best as part of a complete playful offer, not as a standalone line.
Phrase Breakdown
请
qǐng
[qing]
please you
A polite request directed at someone.
请你来这里坐。
Please come sit here.
你
nǐ
[ni]
you
Referring to the person being spoken to.
我可以请你喝一杯吗？
Can I buy you a drink?
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