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Let's… — Everyday english
Let us, shortened. It takes a plain verb, and its negative puts "not" straight after it rather than using "don't".
The shape
Let's + plain verb · Let's not + plain verb
Propose doing something together.
In Hindi
"let us" का छोटा रूप। इसके बाद सादी क्रिया आती है, और नकार में "not" तुरंत बाद आता है।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Let's don't go there. | Let's not go there. The negative of "let's" is "let's not" — there is no "don't" in it. |
Let's… examples
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
Let's walk.
चलो पैदल चलते हैं।
Let's go to the park.
चलो पार्क चलते हैं।
Let's go together.
चलो साथ चलते हैं।
Let's sit inside.
चलो अंदर बैठते हैं।
Let's listen to some music.
चलो कुछ संगीत सुनते हैं।
Let's start again.
चलो फिर से शुरू करते हैं।
Let's meet at three.
चलो तीन बजे मिलते हैं।
Easy to confuse with
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
- How about…? Why don't we…?A2Suggest something to a group without deciding for them
- ImperativesA1Give an instruction that does not sound rude
Questions people ask
- What is the let's… used for?
- Let us, shortened. It takes a plain verb, and its negative puts "not" straight after it rather than using "don't". In practice: propose doing something together.
- How do you form the let's…?
- Let's + plain verb · Let's not + plain verb.
- What is the most common mistake with the let's…?
- Saying “Let's don't go there.” instead of “Let's not go there.”. The negative of "let's" is "let's not" — there is no "don't" in it.
Where let's… fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Let's… is a CEFR A1 structure — the starting band — and it belongs to everyday english. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
Reading it is not the same as saying it.
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