JLPT N5 Grammar (mashou)

Meaning

let's ~; shall we ~

How to use

Verb ます (stem form)ましょう
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Learn Japanese grammar: (mashou). Meaning: let’s ~; shall we ~.

This is used suggest doing something with someone. Ex) “let’s eat”, “let’s go bowling”, etc..

By adding か at the end, it becomes a suggestive question. See lesson for .


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Example #1

いきましょう!
iki mashou!
Let's go!
Example #2

えきであいましょう!
eki de ai mashou!
Let's meet at the station!
Example #3

もうごはんのじかんだよ、はやくたべましょう!
mou gohan no jikan dayo, hayaku tabe mashou!
It's already dinner time, let's hurry up and eat!
Example #4

かえるまえにきょうしつをきれいにしましょう。
kaeru mae ni kyoushitsu o kirei ni shi mashou.
Before we go home, let's clean up the classroom.
Example #5

いっしょににほんごをべんきょうしよう!
isshoni nihongo o benkyou shi mashou!
Let's study Japanese together!
Example #6

もうくらくなったから、かえりましょう。
mou kurakunattakara, kaeri mashou.
It's gotten dark already, so let's head home.
Example #7

らいしゅう、すしをたべにいきましょうよ。
raishuu, sushi o tabe ni iki mashou yo!
Let's go out to eat some sushi next week!
Example #8

10じになったら、でかけましょう。
10 ji ni nattara, dekake mashou.
Let's head out at 10 o'clock.
Example #9

でんきをつけて、へやをあかるくしましょう。
denki o tsukete, heya o akaruku shi mashou.
Let's turn on the lights and make the room brighter.
Example #10

きめるまえにもっとデータをしゅうしゅうしましょう。
kimeru mae ni motto deeta o shuushuu shi mashou.
Before we decide, let's gather some more data.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
行くいくto go
えきstation
会うあうto meet
ご飯ごはんmeal; dinner; rice
時間じかんtime
早くはやくhurry; fast
食べるたべるto eat
一緒にいっしょにtogether
日本語にほんごJapanese language
勉強べんきょうstudy
暗いくらいdark
帰るかえるto go back; go home
来週らいしゅうnext week
焼肉やきにくKorean BBQ
決めるきめるto decide
前にまえにbefore
もっとmore
データdata
収集しゅうしゅうgather

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