Japanese social life runs on soft suggestions. Learn ましょう for 'let's', ませんか for polite invitations, ましょうか for offers, and ください for asking for things.
Take this lesson one step at a time. Try each quick check before revealing its answer, then take the quiz. Add vocabulary and grammar to your reviews to practise them over time.
Lunchtime.
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Yuki, want to grab lunch?
V(stem) + ましょう
Suggests doing something together, or volunteers to act.
More examples: 〜ましょうV(stem) + ませんか
A polite invitation — softer than ましょう because it asks rather than proposes.
More examples: 〜ませんかV(stem) + ましょうか
Offers to do something for the listener, or asks for confirmation of a joint plan.
More examples: 〜ましょうかN + をください
Used to ask for a thing, especially when shopping or ordering.
The sentences below are extra reading and may use later grammar. Sentence questions in the quiz use the dialogue above.
let's ...
(green) tea · おちゃ