Learn Japanese grammar: ませんか (masen ka). Meaning: would you; do you want to; shall we~
- This grammar is used to ask someone if they would like to do something:
- would you~
- do you want to~
- shall we~
- etc..
Simply use the verbs negative polite form + か to get ませんかか (masen ka).
Example A)
Let’s look at a simple example using 行きます (ikimasu) “to go”
行きませんか。
iki masen ka.
Shall we go? / do you want to go? / etc..
Similar Grammar
- ましょう (mashou) – let’s; shall we
- ましょうか (mashouka) – shall I; offer to help
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ませんか - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
今日一緒に食べませんか？
Example #2
うちで映画を見ませんか。
Example #3
お茶にしませんか？
Example #4
日曜日にテニスをしませんか。
Example #5
明日自転車で学校へ行きませんか？
Example #6
もう暗くなりました。家へ帰りませんか。
Example #7
写真をとってくれませんか？
Example #8
私の仕事を手伝ってくれませんか。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう | today |
| 一緒に | いっしょに | together |
| 食べる | たべる | to eat |
| うちで | at my place | |
| 映画を見る | えいがをみる | watch a movie |
| お茶 | おちゃ | tea |
| 日曜日 | にちようび | Sunday |
| 明日 | あした | tomorrow |
| 学校 | がっこう | school |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| もう | already | |
| 暗い | くらい | dark |
| 家へ帰る | いえへかえる | to go home |
| 写真を撮る | しゃしんをとる | to take a picture |
| 私の | わたしの | my |
| 仕事 | しごと | work; job |
| 手伝う | てつだう | to help |
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