Making Proposals in Japanese 〜ましょう

Japanese Grammar: Eliciting and Making Proposals – Review Notes

Today we will learn how to elicit and make proposals in Japanese using 〜ましょうか (~mashou ka) and 〜ましょう (~mashou)! (◕ω<)☆

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Eliciting and making proposals in Japanese

★　Today we will learn how to elicit and make proposals in Japanese using 〜ましょうか (~mashou ka) and 〜ましょう (~mashou)

★　〜ましょうか (~mashou ka) means shall we~ and is used to elicit a proposal.

★　〜ましょう (~mashou) means let’s and is used to make a proposal.

★　To make the 〜ましょう (~mashou) form from the 〜ます (~masu) form of the verb (AKA polite present form), just take off the 〜ます (~masu) and add 〜ましょう (~mashou).

★　For example, 行きます (ikimasu) – to go – changes to 行きましょう (ikimashou) – let’s go!

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Example 1:

どこで会いましょうか。

Doko de aimashou ka.

Where shall we meet?

レストランで会いましょう。

Resutoran de aimashou.

Let’s meet at the restaurant.

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Example 2:

何を食べましょうか。

Nani o tabemashou ka?

What shall we eat?

天ぷらを食べましょう。

Tenpura o tabemashou.

Let’s eat tempura.

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Example 3:

どこへ行きましょうか。

Doko e ikimashou ka?

Where shall we go?

海へ行きましょう。

Umi e ikimashou.

Let’s go to the ocean.

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 Conclusion:

Today we learned how to elicit and make proposals in Japanese! If you missed it, check out our other grammar lesson on how to invite someone to do something in Japanese using 〜ませんか.

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