<p>Yes.</p>

<p>These phrases 『这顿饭我来请』『今天我请客』『我请』 very common in Mandarin.</p>

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2016-09-10T17:34:09.220Z
2016-09-10T17:34:09.220Z
monque
<p>I answered a question about the character 請,  <a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137964,137965#msg-137965" rel="nofollow">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137964,137965#msg-137965</a> on other site.</p>

<p>In Cantonese, 請 can mean: "to treat; to pay for someone" beside the listed meanings of " to invite" in the dictionary on that site. </p>

<p>I suddenly realized it may not be the case in Mandarin, I think I heard Mandarin say: 「這頓飯我作東」, 「這頓飯我來付」，but do Mandarin say 「這頓飯我來請」 or  「我今晚請吃晚飯」？</p>

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2016-08-30T02:16:45.100Z
Yes. It's short for "请客" in this kind of scenario. "请客" means _invite someone(to some place) to have a treat_.
thinwa
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2016-08-30T02:38:33.707Z
Thanks, that make sense, I have updated my answer on the other site. *請 means " to treat" only as a short form of "請客", but not the character itself.*
Tang Ho
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Is 請 also mean "to treat" in Mandarin?
# Is 請 also mean "to treat" in Mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-30)

I answered a question about the character 請, <http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137964,137965#msg-137965> on other site.

In Cantonese, 請 can mean: "to treat; to pay for someone" beside the listed meanings of " to invite" in the dictionary on that site.

I suddenly realized it may not be the case in Mandarin, I think I heard Mandarin say: 「這頓飯我作東」, 「這頓飯我來付」，but do Mandarin say 「這頓飯我來請」 or 「我今晚請吃晚飯」？

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes. It's short for "请客" in this kind of scenario. "请客" means _invite someone(to some place) to have a treat_.  
> **username_0**: Thanks, that make sense, I have updated my answer on the other site. *請 means " to treat" only as a short form of "請客", but not the character itself.*  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-09-10. Score: 1

Yes.

These phrases 『这顿饭我来请』『今天我请客』『我请』 very common in Mandarin.


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