About This Lesson
Use Basic invitations and shared action to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
今行きましょう。
ee-MAH ee-kee-ma-SHOH Let us go now.
B
一緒に食べましょう。
eesh-SHOH-nee tah-beh-ma-SHOH Let us eat together.
A
今始めましょう。
ee-MAH hah-jee-ma-SHOH Let us start now.
B
ここで止めましょう。
koh-KOH deh toh-meh-ma-SHOH Let us stop here.
A
私と一緒に来てください。
wah-TAH-shee toh eesh-SHOH-nee KEE-teh koo-DAH-sigh Come with me.
B
私を待ってください。
wah-TAH-shee oh MAHT-teh koo-DAH-sigh Wait for me.Word by Word
今
今 means “now” in 今行きましょう and 今始めましょう, setting the time for the action. It commonly comes before an action when suggesting that it happen immediately, such as when inviting someone to act now.
行きましょう
行きましょう is the invitation “let’s go” in 今行きましょう. It is the ましょう form of 行く, used when suggesting that the speaker and listener do the action together; use this form when proposing that someone leave or move with you.
一緒
一緒 means “together” in 一緒に食べましょう and 私と一緒に来てください. It is commonly used with に in 一緒に to emphasize a shared action, for example when inviting someone to do something together.
に
In 一緒に食べましょう, に combines with 一緒 to express togetherness; the whole phrase means “let’s eat together.” A reliable reuse pattern is 一緒に followed by an action when describing something done together.
食べましょう
食べましょう is the invitation “let’s eat” in 一緒に食べましょう. It is the ましょう form of 食べる, used to suggest eating together, such as when inviting someone to share a meal.
始めましょう
始めましょう means “let’s start” in 今始めましょう. It is the ましょう form of 始める, used to suggest beginning an activity together; use it when proposing that an activity begin.
ここ
ここ means “here” in ここで止めましょう and identifies the place relevant to the action. It is useful when referring to the current place, especially in the pattern ここで followed by an action.
で
In ここで止めましょう, で marks ここ as the place where the proposed action happens; the whole phrase means “let’s stop here.” A reliable reuse pattern is a place followed by で and then an action.
止めましょう
止めましょう proposes “let’s stop” in ここで止めましょう. It is the ましょう form of 止める, and ここで specifies where the stopping is proposed; use it when suggesting that the current action should stop at a particular place.
私
私 refers to the speaker as “me” in 私と一緒に来てください and 私を待ってください. The following particle shows its role: 私と means “with me,” while 私を marks the person being waited for.
と
In 私と一緒に来てください, と connects 私 with the action as “with me.” A reusable pattern is a person followed by と一緒に and then an action when asking someone to do something together.
来て
来て is the form used for “come” in 私と一緒に来てください. It is the て-form of 来る and comes before ください to make a polite request; use the pattern [verbて]ください when asking someone to do an action.
ください
ください makes 私と一緒に来てください a polite request, meaning “please come with me.” It follows a て-form here, so [verbて]ください is a reusable pattern for politely asking someone to do something.
を
In 私を待ってください, を marks 私 as the person directly affected by the action in the request. A reliable reuse pattern is a person followed by を when the action takes that person as its object.
待って
待って is the form used for “wait” in 私を待ってください. It is the て-form of 待つ and combines with ください to make a polite request; use the pattern [verbて]ください when asking someone to wait or perform another action politely.
Grammar Points
～ましょう
一緒に始めましょう。
eesh-SHOH-nee hah-jee-ma-SHOHLet's start together.
Attach ましょう to a verb stem to suggest doing something together, like “let's …”.
～てください
ここで待ってください。
koh-KOH deh MAHT-teh koo-DAH-sighPlease wait here.
Attach ください to the て-form of a verb to make a polite request: “please …”.
Japanese Vocabulary
ここ
pron
koh-KOH
here
一緒に
adv
eesh-SHOH-nee
together
行く
verb
ee-KOO
to go
行きましょう
今
adv
ee-MAH
now
始める
verb
hah-JEE-meh-roo
to start
始めましょう
止める
verb
toh-MEH-roo
to stop
止めましょう
私
pron
wah-TAH-shee
I; me
食べる
verb
tah-BEH-roo
to eat
食べましょう
待つ
verb
MAH-tsoo
to wait
待ってください
来る
verb
KOO-roo
to come
来てください
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
to stop
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止めましょうto eat
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食べましょうto go
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行きましょうto start