咱们 (zán men) — we or us (including the person being spoken to)

Definition

咱们 is an informal "we/us" that always includes the listener — friendlier than 我们, which can mean "we" in general or exclude the listener.

pronoun

we or us (including the person being spoken to)

咱们。
zán men Yì qǐ qù chī fàn ba.
Let's go eat together.
咱们，。
zán men Shì hǎo péng you, yīng gāi yì qǐ wán.
We are good friends, we should play together.
咱们？
zán men Shén me shí hou qù gōng yuán?
When are we going to the park?

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