Kimuchi Nihongo

Grammar

N5AI-drafted

〜ましょうか

shall I? / shall we?

Formation

V-ます形(ます→ましょうか)

Usage

Used to offer to do something for the listener ("Shall I open the window?") or to suggest doing something together ("Shall we go?"). The context and the subject decide which reading applies; 一緒に makes the "shall we" meaning clear. It is politer and softer than plain ましょう, because it leaves the decision to the listener.

Examples

  • 窓を開けましょうか。

    まどをあけましょうか。

    Shall I open the window?

  • 荷物を持ちましょうか。

    にもつをもちましょうか。

    Shall I carry your luggage?

  • 一緒に昼ご飯を食べましょうか。

    いっしょにひるごはんをたべましょうか。

    Shall we have lunch together?

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