let's

Signification (Anglais)

1. Used to form the cohortative of verbs, equivalent of the first-person plural imperative in some other languages.
2. Used to form the hortative of verbs, equivalent of the second-person plural imperative in some other languages, chiefly instructional

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lɛts/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à néerlandais: laat ons

Appartenant à allemand: lass uns (speaker with one other person) / lasst uns (speaker with more other persons)

Appartenant à suédois: låt oss

In summary

Contraction of let us. Compare non-contracted Dutch laat ons, German lass uns (speaker with one other person) / lasst uns (speaker with more other persons) and Swedish låt oss.

Phrases

Let's see the money .

Voyons l'argent.

Let's toss a coin .

Jetons une pièce.

Let's go Hiking across France .

Passons à la randonnée à travers la France.

The first rule of don't fight club is let's talk about it .