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Learn Hardcore Japanese: issyo ni okonomiyaki wo tukurou. - Let's make okonomiyaki together.

Hardcore Japanese
/Making okonomiyaki with friends
/issho ni okonomiyaki o tsukurou.

issho ni okonomiyaki o tsukurou.

一緒いっしょ　に　お好このみ焼やき　を　作つくろう。issho ni okonomiyaki o tsukurou.

Let's make okonomiyaki together.

Breakdown of issho ni okonomiyaki o tsukurou.

direct object particle

一緒いっしょ　にissho ni

作つくるtsukuru

お好このみ焼やきokonomiyaki

Questions & Answers about issho ni okonomiyaki o tsukurou.

How do you read this sentence?

It is read:

いっしょにおこのみやきをつくろう。

Word by word:

一緒に = いっしょに
お好み焼きを = おこのみやきを
作ろう = つくろう

A natural full reading is:

いっしょにおこのみやきをつくろう。

What does 一緒に mean, and why is there a に after 一緒?

一緒 means together.

The に turns it into something like an adverbial expression, so 一緒に means together, with each other, or together with someone in the sentence.

So:

一緒 = together / same
一緒に = together, jointly

In this sentence, 一緒に tells you how the action is done: making it together.

What does the particle を do here?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

okonomiyaki

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を marks the direct object of the verb, meaning the thing that is being made.

So in:

お好み焼きを作ろう

the お好み焼き is the thing being made, and を marks it as the object.

You can think of it roughly as:

お好み焼き = okonomiyaki
を = marks okonomiyaki as the thing acted on
作ろう = let’s make

What form is 作ろう?

作ろう is the volitional form of 作る.

Dictionary form: 作る = to make
Volitional form: 作ろう

The volitional form often means:

let’s make
shall we make
sometimes I’ll make depending on context

In this sentence, the natural meaning is Let’s make okonomiyaki together.

For a る-verb, the volitional usually ends in -よう, but 作る is actually a godan verb, so its volitional becomes 作ろう, not 作よう.

Why is there no subject like we in the sentence?

Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.

So even though English usually says We should make okonomiyaki together or Let’s make okonomiyaki together, Japanese often just says:

一緒にお好み焼きを作ろう。

The listener understands that the speaker means something like:

Let’s make it together
You and I should make it together

This omission is very normal in Japanese.

Is 作ろう casual? How would you say this more politely?

Yes, 作ろう is a casual way to say it.

A more polite version is:

一緒にお好み焼きを作りましょう。

作ろう = casual, friendly
作りましょう = polite, more formal

Both can mean Let’s make okonomiyaki together, but the tone is different.

Why does the verb come at the end?

Japanese sentences usually place the main verb at the end.

So this pattern is very common:

[time/place/manner] + [object] + [verb]

In this sentence:

一緒に = together
お好み焼きを = okonomiyaki + object marker
作ろう = let’s make

This verb-final structure is one of the biggest differences from English.

What exactly is お好み焼き? Is the お an honorific prefix?

お好み焼き is the name of the dish itself: okonomiyaki.

In this word, お is part of the standard word, not something you should remove in normal usage. So you normally say:

お好み焼き

not just 好み焼き.

The word is built from:

好み = preference / liking
焼き = grilled / cooked

So the dish name has the idea of grilled as you like it or cooked to your taste.

Can 一緒に mean with someone, not just together?

Yes. 一緒に can mean:

together
with
along with

The exact English translation depends on context.

For example:

友だちと一緒に行く = go together with a friend

In your sentence, 一緒に naturally means together, because the sentence is inviting someone to do the action jointly.

Could this sentence also mean I’ll make okonomiyaki together with you, not just Let’s make okonomiyaki together?

Grammatically, the volitional form can sometimes express the speaker’s own intention, like I’ll make. However, in a sentence like this, especially when spoken to someone, the most natural interpretation is:

Let’s make okonomiyaki together.

Because of 一緒に and the conversational context, it sounds like an invitation or suggestion more than a statement of personal intention.

Is the spacing normal in Japanese?

No. Normal Japanese is usually written without spaces:

一緒にお好み焼きを作ろう。

The spaced version is often used only for learners to make the parts easier to see:

一緒にお好み焼きを作ろう

In real Japanese writing, you would normally write it as one continuous sentence.

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