хайде да + We-Form Verb

Let's with Хайде Да

Level 2Sounds Like hajde da

Хайде да + a we-form verb means "let's": Хайде да пием кафе. (Let's have a coffee.)

How It Works

1. Let's.

  • Хайде да вървим. (Let's go.)
  • Хайде да отидем на кино. (Let's go to the cinema.)
  • Хайде да поръчаме пица. (Let's order a pizza.)

2. Let's not. Put не right after да: Хайде да не спорим. (Let's not argue.)

3. Хайде on its own. It urges someone on: Хайде, побързай! (Come on, hurry up!) It is also a friendly way to end a phone call: Хайде, чао! In fast speech it often sounds like айде, but it is written хайде.

4. Why да matters. A perfective verb such as отидем cannot stand alone in the present, so it needs да (see perfective verbs after да).

5. Other ways to suggest. Нека is more neutral and works in formal speech: Нека да започнем. (Let's begin.) To ask "shall we?", use да ... ли: Да отидем ли на кино? (Shall we go to the cinema?)

Examples (6)

  1. Хайде да вървим, че ще закъснеем.

    Let's go, or we'll be late.

  2. Хайде да пием кафе след работа.

    Let's have a coffee after work.

  3. Хайде да отидем на море това лято.

    Let's go to the seaside this summer.

    Отидем is perfective: one complete trip.

  4. Хайде да не спорим.

    Let's not argue.

    Не goes right after да.

  5. Хайде да тръгваме!

    Let's get going!

    The imperfective тръгваме means "let's start leaving now".

  6. Хайде, побързай!

    Come on, hurry up!

    Хайде alone urges someone on.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving out да before the verb.

    Хайде отидем на кино.
    Хайде да отидем на кино.

    A perfective verb like отидем cannot stand alone here. It needs да.

  • Using a you-form when you mean "let's".

    Хайде да отидете на разходка.
    Хайде да отидем на разходка.

    The intended meaning is "Let's go for a walk". Хайде да отидете tells other people to go without you. To include yourself, use the first-person plural form: отидем ends in -м, while other verbs such as тръгваме end in -ме.

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хайде да + We-Form VerbLevel 2Let's with Хайде Да

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Let's with хайде да builds on да clauses.

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