Unit 09

Discussing Your Plans in Tokyo

東京での計画について話す
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!