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GrammarBook N5: ~ましょう (Let’s / Invitation)

  • 06 Feb, 2026
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N5-G-070

~ましょう (Let’s / Invitation)

Core / Invitation & Suggestion

👀 Layer A: Visual Guide (直感理解)

📝 Quick Summary (まとめ)

「一緒に~しよう!」と相手を積極的に誘う表現です。「私についてきて!」というリーダーシップのニュアンスがあります。
Use “Mashou” to say “Let’s…”. It is an active invitation where the speaker takes the lead (“Come do this with me!”).

Invitation: 行き ましょう (Let’s go!).
Proposal: 食べ ましょう (Let’s eat!).

🔗 Connected Grammar (関連文法):

  • N5-G-033: ~ましょうか (Shall we? / Offer)
  • N5-G-016: ~ます (Masu form base)

🔍 Layer B: Deepening (深掘り)

⚖️ Comparison: 「ましょう」 vs 「ましょうか」

「か (Ka)」がつくだけで、ニュアンスが大きく変わります。

Form Meaning Vibe
~ましょう
(Mashou)
Let’s go! Active / Leading
「私についてきて!」(決定)
~ましょうか
(Mashou ka)
Shall we go?
Shall I help?
Passive / Supporting
「どうしますか?」(相談・配慮)

“Mashou” pushes the action forward (Leadership). “Mashou ka” asks for the other person’s opinion or offers help (Care/Support).

💡 Raya’s Hack (攻略法)

「一緒に」をセットにする!
「ましょう」を使うときは、文の頭に「一緒に (Issho ni – Together)」をつけると、より自然でフレンドリーなお誘いになります。
* 食べましょう → **一緒に** 食べましょう!
* 行きましょう → **一緒に** 行きましょう!

Add “Issho ni” (Together) at the beginning. It makes your invitation sound more natural and friendly.

🚧 Joy’s Mistake (よくある間違い)

Scene: Joy invites his boss.

Joy: 「社長、一緒に 飲みましょう!」
(Shacho, issho ni nomimashou!)

⚠️ A bit too direct for Boss?

Why?

「ましょう」は相手をグイっと引っ張る表現なので、目上の人には少し馴れ馴れしい(または失礼な)場合があります。
目上の人を誘うときは「~ませんか? (Won’t you…?)」を使うのが安全です。
〇 飲みませんか? (More polite invitation)

“Mashou” can sound a bit pushy or too equal with a superior. To invite a boss safely, use “Masen ka?” (Won’t you…?). It gives them space to say no.

🔥 Layer C: Practice Loop

Now it’s time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!

Level 1: Masu -> Mashou (Let’s…)

Q1. Tabemasu (Eat) -> Let’s eat
答え: 食べましょう (Tabemashou)

(Drop masu + mashou)

Q2. Ikimasu (Go) -> Let’s go
答え: 行きましょう (Ikimashou)

(Drop masu + mashou)

Q3. Benkyou shimasu (Study) -> Let’s study
答え: 勉強しましょう (Benkyou shimashou)

(Shimashou)

Q4. Kaerimasu (Go home) -> Let’s go home
答え: 帰りましょう (Kaerimashou)

(Drop masu + mashou)

Q5. Yasumimasu (Rest) -> Let’s rest
答え: 休みましょう (Yasumimashou)

(Drop masu + mashou)

Level 2: Friendly Invitations

Q6. Let’s watch a movie together. (Eiga, Miru)
答え: 一緒に 映画を 見ましょう!

(Issho ni eiga o mimashou!)

Q7. Let’s take a picture. (Shashin, Toru)
答え: 写真を 撮(と)りましょう!

(Shashin o torimashou!)

Q8. Let’s hurry! (Isogu)
答え: 急(いそ)ぎましょう!

(Isogimashou!)

Q9. Let’s start! (Hajimeru)
答え: 始めましょう!

(Hajimemashou!)

Q10. Let’s go to the sea! (Umi, Iku)
答え: 海へ 行きましょう!

(Umi e ikimashou!)


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