Sometimes, we use 请 [qǐng], 让 [ràng], or 叫 [jiào] to ask or tell someone to do something.
Subject 1 + 请 / 让 / 叫 + Subject 2 + Verb
我请他吃饭。Wǒ qǐng tā chī fàn.
I invite him to have a meal. / Yo le invito a comer.
PAGE 6 EXAMPLES
1.我想请你帮个忙。Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāng ge máng.
I would like to ask you for a favor.
2.王老师让我们说中文。Wáng lǎoshī ràng wǒmen shuō Zhōngwén.
Teacher Wang asked us to speak Chinese.
3.妈妈叫孩子们回家。Māma jiào háizimen huí jiā.
Mom told the children to go home.
PAGE 6 ACTIVITY
1. A: 明天我想请你来我家吃饭。
Míngtiān wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ lái wǒ jiā chīfàn.
Tomorrow I'd like to invite you to my house for a meal.
B: 好的，我下班后去买点儿菜。
Hǎo de, wǒ xiàbān hòu qù mǎi diǎnr cài.
Okay, I'll go buy some vegetables after work.
2. A: 家月，王老师让你去找她。
Jiāyuè, Wáng lǎoshī ràng nǐ qù zhǎo tā.
Jiayue, Teacher Wang asked you to go see her.
B: 好的，我现在就去找她。
Hǎo de, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù zhǎo tā.
Okay, I'll go find her right now.
3. A: 小雪，你去哪儿？
Xiǎoxuě, nǐ qù nǎr?
Xiaoxue, where are you going?
B: 我去超市。妈妈叫我去买菜。
Wǒ qù chāoshì. Māma jiào wǒ qù mǎi cài.
I go to the supermarket. My mother asked me to go buy groceries.