Unit 09
Discussing Your Plans in Tokyo

Lesson
土曜日に何をしましょうか [doyōbi ni nani o shimashō ka]
What shall we do on Saturday?
- 土曜日に [doyōbi ni] means "on Saturday"
- 何をしましょうか [nani o shimashō ka] means "What shall we do?"
- Literally means "on Saturday, What shall we do?"
映画でもどうですか [eiga de mo dō desu ka]
How about a movie or something?
- 映画でも [eiga de mo] means "a movie or something"
- どうですか [dō desu ka] means "How is it?"
- Literally means "a movie or something, how is it?"
More examples:
- 寿司でもどうですか [sushi de mo dō desu ka] How about sushi or something?
- 東京でもどうですか [tōkyō de mo dō desu ka] How about Tokyo or someplace?
Conversation
- A: 土曜日に何をしましょうか
What shall we do on Saturday? - B: 映画でもどうですか [eiga de mo dō desu ka]
How about a movie or something? - A: いいですね!
Sounds good!
