Unit 11
Making Appointments with Friends

Lesson
何をしましょうか [nani o shimashō ka]
What shall we do?
- 何を [nani o] means "What"
- しましょうか [shimashō ka] means "Shall we do it?"
一緒に祭りに行きましょうか [issho ni matsuri ni ikimashō ka]
Shall we go to the festival together?
- 一緒に [issho ni] means "together"
- 祭りに行きましょうか [matsuri ni ikimashō ka] means "Shall we go to the festival?"
週末は一緒にすしを食べましょう [shūmatsu wa issho ni sushi o tabemashō]
Let's eat sushi on the weekend.
- 週末は [shūmatsu wa] means "as for the weekend"
- 一緒に [issho ni] means "together"
- すしを食べましょう [sushi o tabemashō] means "Let's eat sushi."
Suggesting an activity using 一緒に___ましょう [issho ni ___ mashō] Let's___together.
- 一緒にドライブに行きましょう [issho ni doraibu ni ikimashō] Let's go for a drive together.
- 一緒にキャンプに行きましょう [issho ni kyanpu ni ikimashō] Let's go camping together.
- 一緒に夜景を見に行きましょう [issho ni yakei o mi ni ikimashō] Let's go see the night view together.
- 一緒に掃除をしましょう [issho ni sōji o shimashō] Let's clean together.
Conversation
- A: 週末に何をしましょうか [shūmatsu ni nani o shimashō ka]
What shall we do during the weekend? - B: 一緒に祭りに行きましょうか
Shall we go to the festival together? - A: はい、一緒に祭りに行きましょう! [hai, issho ni matsuri ni ikimashō]
Sure, Let's go to the festival together. - B: あ〜お腹すいた
Ah, I'm hungry. - B: 何か食べましょうか?
Shall we eat something? - A: 一緒にすしを食べましょうか [issho ni sushi o tabemashō ka]
Shall we eat sushi together? - B: すし!いいですね!
Sushi! Sounds good!
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| ドライブ [doraibu] | drive |
| キャンプ [kyanpu] | camping |
| 夜景 [yakei] | night view |
| 祭り [matsuri] | festival |
| 掃除 [sōji] | cleaning |
