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<p>
	By placing <strong>ましょう</strong> onto the end of the <strong>verb stem</strong>, it means <strong>Let's + the verb</strong>.
	The verb stem is obtained by removing the <strong>-masu</strong> ending from the long form.
</p>
<p>
	Alternatively, this pattern is also often used as a polite way to suggest doing some activity.
	It is the equivalent of <strong>Shall we + the verb?</strong> in English.
	See the table below for some example sentences using this pattern. 
</p>

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Let's and Shall We with the verb stem + ましょう

adjectival noun

adjectival phrase

adnominal

adverb

adverbial noun

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

case particle

compound

conjunction

conjunctive particle

discourse

discourse particle

expression

godan - group 1

group 3

hiragana character

hiragana writing

i-adjective

interjection

intransitive

itidan - group 2

kanji

kanji component

kanji writing

katakana character

katakana writing

na-adjective

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prefix

pronoun

proper noun

reading vocabulary

sentence

suffix

transitive

verb

The verb to be

Hiragana 1

Kanji 1

Writing hiragana 1

Writing kanji 1

Hiragana 2

Kanji 2

The question particle か

Writing hiragana 2

This one and that one

Writing kanji 2

Reading exercise 1

Reading exercise 2

Hiragana 3

Negating nouns

Writing hiragana 3

The topic particle は

Kanji 3

The possession particle の

い-adjectives and な-adjectives

The subject particle が

Here and there

There is, there are

Writing kanji 3

Kanji 4

Group 1 verbs, direct and indirect objects

Group 2 verbs

Hiragana 4

Verbs in the past tense

Negating verbs

Invitations and the particle と

Negating past verbs

Writing hiragana 4

Reading exercise 3

Writing kanji 4

Reading exercise 4

Kanji 5

Nouns and the past tense

This and that

The group 3 verbs する and 来る

The discourse particles ね and よ

The location particles に and で

Hiragana 5

Writing hiragana 5

Writing kanji 5

The destination particles に and へ

Kanji 6

The origin particle から

Hiragana 6

Relative positions

Conjugating い-adjectives

Writing hiragana 6

Writing kanji 6

Hiragana 7

Writing hiragana 7

Kanji 7

Conjugating な-adjectives

How are you?

The particle も

The word ちょっと

Question	Answer
game	ゲームgeemu
Let's play a game.	ゲーム　を　しましょう。geemu o shimashou.
videogame	テレビゲームterebigeemu
Let's play videogames.	テレビゲーム　を　しましょう。terebigeemu o shimashou.
sushi	寿す司しsushi
Shall we eat sushi?	寿す司し　を　食たべましょう　か。sushi o tabemashou ka.
green tea	(お)茶ちゃ(o)cha
Let's drink tea at the restaurant.	レストラン　で　お茶ちゃ　を　飲のみましょう。resutoran de ocha o nomimashou.
Shall we go?	行いきましょう　か。ikimashou ka.
Shall we go on Thursday?	木もく曜よう日び　に　行いきましょう　か。mokuyoubi ni ikimashou ka.

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