请 / 让 / 叫: invite, let, make someone do
句型 / sentence patterns (兼语句)
Tone colorsā tone 1á tone 2ǎ tone 3à tone 4a neutral
A + 请 / 让 / 叫 + B + Verb
Here person B is both the object of the first verb and the subject of the second: 妈妈让我回家 = mom has me come home / tells me to come home.
请 = invite, ask politely (我请你吃饭 = I'll treat you to a meal). 让 = let, make, ask to (neutral). 叫 = tell to, make (more colloquial and direct).
Negative: before the first verb: 妈妈不让我吃糖 (mom doesn't let me eat sweets).
Examples
中秋节我请你吃月饼。
Zhōngqiū Jié wǒ qǐng nǐ chī yuèbing.I'll treat you to mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival.
老板让我们早点儿回家。
Lǎobǎn ràng wǒmen zǎo diǎnr huí jiā.The boss is letting us go home a bit early.
妈妈叫我去买东西。
Māma jiào wǒ qù mǎi dōngxi.Mom told me to go shopping.
医生不让他喝酒。
Yīshēng bú ràng tā hē jiǔ.The doctor won't let him drink.
Common mistakes
✗ 妈妈让回家我 → ✓ 妈妈让我回家.
妈妈让我不吃糖 means "tells me not to": for "doesn't let me", ✓ 妈妈不让我吃糖.