Lesson 20: いっしょに 行きませんか

N5 · Lesson 20 · 18 min — The teacher invites Rin to Asakusa: Let's 〜, Would you like to 〜?, go to do 〜

You already know the ます form. This lesson just changes the ending, so you can invite people, offer help, and say why you are going out. Start with the four-panel comic!

After this lesson, you can:

Sunday at Asakusa!

The photo's shop is still not found. Neko-sensei invites Rin to Asakusa again on Sunday. (浅草あさくさ = Asakusa; お寺おてら = temple; メロンパン = melon pan, a sweet bun)

Invite with 〜ませんか, accept with 〜ましょう. Rin's camera is full of melon pan, and the photo's shop is still not found.

Words for inviting people out

Grammar 1 / 3: 〜ましょう

Change ます to ましょう = "Let's 〜". ましょうか = "Shall I 〜?" (offering help)

Grammar 2 / 3: 〜ませんか

Add か after ません to make a polite "Would you like to 〜 (together)?"

Grammar 3 / 3: 〜に 行いきます

Drop ます and add "に 行いきます" to say "go to do 〜"