KANAKUMA

JLPT N5 · Requests and communication

〜ましょう

Suggests performing an action together

Meaning

Politely proposes a shared action or gently encourages a specific course of action.

Formation

  1. Remove ます and add ましょう: 食べます → 食べましょう.
  2. する → しましょう; 来る → 来ましょう（きましょう）.

When to use it

Shared action
The speaker includes themselves and suggests doing something together.
Gentle prompt
Moves everyone to the next step: let's start, look, or go.

Examples

20 sentences

  • 一緒いっしょに昼ご飯ひるごはんを食べたべましょう

    Let's eat lunch together.

  • 駅えきまで歩きあるきましょう

    Let's walk to the station.

  • この問題もんだいをもう一度いちど考えかんがえましょう

    Let's think about this problem once more.

  • 先さきに水みずを飲みのみましょう

    Let's drink water first.

  • 土曜日どようびに図書館としょかんで勉強べんきょうしましょう

    Let's study at the library on Saturday.

  • 日本語にほんごで話しはなしましょう

    Let's speak in Japanese.

  • 次つぎのバスを待ちまちましょう

    Let's wait for the next bus.

  • 部屋へやをきれいにしましょう

    Let's clean the room.

12 more examples

  • 今晩こんばんは早くはやく寝ねましょう

    Let's go to bed early tonight.

  • 先生せんせいに質問しつもんしましょう

    Let's ask the teacher.

  • 小さなちいさな荷物にもつを運びはこびましょう

    Let's carry the small luggage.

  • 青いあおい封筒ふうとうを選びえらびましょう

    Let's choose a blue envelope.

  • 古いふるい雑誌ざっしを捨てすてましょう

    Let's throw away the old magazines.

  • 台所だいどころの窓まどを開けあけましょう

    Let's open the kitchen window.

  • 旅行りょこうの写真しゃしんを見みましょう

    Let's look at the travel photos.

  • 短いみじかい手紙てがみを書きかきましょう

    Let's write a short letter.

  • 友達ともだちの話はなしを聞きききましょう

    Let's listen to my friend's story.

  • 駅えきの名前なまえを覚えおぼえましょう

    Let's memorize the station name.

  • 家いえの鍵かぎを探しさがしましょう

    Let's look for the house key.

  • 晩ご飯ばんごはんの準備じゅんびをしましょう

    Let's prepare dinner.

Important notes

  • It is more decisive than 〜ませんか because the action is already presented as a plan.

Common mistakes

  • Do not add ましょう to the te-form; use the ます-stem.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 今晩こんばんは早くはやく寝ねましょう
  2. 旅行りょこうの写真しゃしんを見みましょう
  3. 晩ご飯ばんごはんの準備じゅんびをしましょう

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