Unit 09
Discussing Your Plans in Tokyo

Lesson
Transforming verbs into a suggestion:
- Step 1: Have the verb in its ます [masu] form. します [shimasu] I do it.
- Step 2: Change ます [masu] to ましょう [mashō].
- します [shimasu] I do it. → しましょう [shimashō] Let's do it.
寿司を食べましょうか [sushi o tabemashō ka]
Shall we eat sushi?
- 寿司 [sushi] means "sushi"
- 食べますか [tabemasu ka] Do you eat?
- 食べましょうか [tabemashō ka] Shall we eat?
何をしましょうか [nani o shimashō ka]
What shall we do?
- 何をしますか [nani o shimasu ka] What do you do?
- 何をしましょうか [nani o shimashō ka]
どこで食べましょうか [doko de tabemashō ka]
Where shall we eat?
- どこ [doko] means "where"
- で [de] means "in"
東京で食べましょう [tōkyō de tabemashō]
Let's eat in Tokyo.
- 東京で食べます [tōkyō de tabemasu] I eat in Tokyo.
- 東京で食べましょう [tōkyō de tabemashō] Let's eat in Tokyo.
Conversation
- A: 明日は何をしましょうか
What shall we do tomorrow? - B: 寿司を食べましょう [sushi o tabemashō]
Let's eat sushi. - B: どこで食べましょうか
Where should we eat? - A: 東京で食べましょう [tōkyō de tabemashō]
Let's eat in Tokyo.
