Show Notes
We went to a restaurant last night, but there were too many people, so I said, “How about we go somewhere else?”Let’s learn how to say “how about / otherwise / why not” in Chinese. 要不 （yào bù) Hello，大家好，我是Janine。 Hello, dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Janine.Hello everyone, I’m Janine.
昨天晚上我和朋友约好出去吃饭。 Zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ hé péngyou yuē hǎo chūqù chī fàn.Last night, my friend and I planned to go out for dinner.
可到餐厅的时候，人太多了，要等一个小时。 Kě dào cāntīng de shíhou, rén tài duō le, yào děng yí gè xiǎoshí.But when we got to the restaurant, it was packed — we had to wait an hour.
我看了看朋友，说：要不我们换一家吧？ Wǒ kàn le kàn péngyou, shuō: yào bù wǒmen huàn yì jiā ba?I looked at my friend and said, “How about we go somewhere else?”
结果我们找到了一家新的餐厅，味道还挺不错。 Jiéguǒ wǒmen zhǎo dào le yì jiā xīn de cāntīng, wèidào hái tǐng bú cuò.We ended up finding a new place, and the food was actually really good!
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