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This lesson covers making and accepting invitations in Japanese. You can learn with Miyashita sensei three ways to invite someone to different events. Best of luck!

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Notes

The basic form:
Question: change ます to ませんか.
Answer: change ます to ましょう.

Examples:
映画を見ます。見ませんか？／えいがをみます。みませんか？
I will see a movie. Do you want to see?

映画を見ませんか？／えいがをみませんか？
Do you want to see a movie?

はい、見ましょう。／はい、みましょう。
Yes, let's see it.


コンサートに行きます。コンサートに行きませんか？／コンサートにいきます。コンサートにいきませんか？
I will go to a concert. Do you want to go to the concert?

はい、行きましょう。／はい、いきましょう。
Yes, let's go.


晩ご飯を食べます。晩ご飯を食べませんか？／ばんごはんをたべます。ばんごはんをたべませんか？
I will eat dinner. Do you want to eat dinner?

はい、食べましょう。／はい、たべましょう。
Yes, let's eat.


ドライブをします。ドライブをしませんか？
I will go for a drive. Do you want to go for a drive?

はい、しましょう。
Yes, let's go.


Sensei's secret pyramid of listener's choice:
Tier 1— ましょう／Let's...
Tier 2— ましょうか？／Shall we...
Tier 3— ませんか？／Would you...

The listener's freedom to decide whether to accept or to decline the invitation increases from the top tier to the bottom tier.


Example:
スキーに行きませんか？／スキーにいきませんか？
Do you want to go skiing?

はい、行きましょう。／はい、いきましょう。
Yes, let's go.

どこに行きましょうか？／どこにいきましょうか？
Where shall we go?

コロラドに行きませんか？／コロラドにいきませんか？
Do you want to go to Colorado?

[コロラドはどうですか？]
[How about Colorado?]

いいですね！
[That] sounds good!

いつ行きましょうか？／いついきましょうか？
When shall we go?

来週、行きませんか？／らいしゅう、いきませんか？
[Do you] want to go next week?

[来週はどうですか？／らいしゅうはどうですか？]
[How about next week?]

そうしましょう。
Let's do it. / Let's do so.


Also, be sure to check out our other language videos and be sure to subscribe if you enjoy!

1. Introduction to Japanese
2. Counting Numbers 1 - 100
3. Days of the Week and Days of the Month
4. Going to a Destination
5. 4 Verbs (Nomimasu, Tabemasu, Mimasu, Kikimasu)
6. To do (verb)
7. To Give & To Receive
8. Family Members
9. Telling Time
10. Particles
11. Interrogatives and Counters
12. Interrogatives
13. Locations
14. To like, To understand, To be good at
15. Adjectives
16. Invitations
17. Te-form conjugation
18. Te-form: Sentence Connection
19. Te-form: Te Kudasai
20. Te-form: Te mo ii desu ka
21. Te-Imasu
22. Nai-Form
23. Nai-de Kudasai
24. Nakereba Narimasen

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