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Learn Japanese: 〜ou, 〜you - volitional form

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/The informal volitional form
/〜ou, 〜you

〜ou, 〜you

Word

〜おう、　〜よう〜ou, 〜you

Meaning

volitional form

Part of speech

suffix

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The informal volitional form

Usages of 〜ou, 〜you

明あし日た,　一いっ緒しょ　に　映えい画が　を　見みよう！ashita, issho ni eiga o miyou!

Let's watch a movie together tomorrow!

一いっ緒しょ　に　カフェ　に　行いこう　か。issho ni kafe ni ikou ka.

Shall we go to the cafe together?

週しゅう末まつ　は　また　山やま　に　来こよう。shuumatsu wa mata yama ni koyou.

Let's come to the mountain again on the weekend.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

ビール　を　飲のもう。biiru o nomou.

Let's drink beer.

この　新あたらしい　レストラン　で　食たべよう　か。kono atarashii resutoran de tabeyou ka.

Shall we eat at this new restaurant?

もっと　手て伝つだいましょう　か？　いいえ、　もう　結けっ構こう　です。motto tetsudaimashou ka? iie, mou kekkou desu.

Shall I help you more? No, that's enough, thank you.

サングラス　を　掛かけましょう。sangurasu o kakemashou.

Let's put on sunglasses.

どれ　が　一いち番ばん　いい　か　決きめましょう。dore ga ichiban ii ka kimemashou.

Let’s decide which one is the best.

壁かべ　を　白しろく　塗ぬりましょう。kabe o shiroku nurimashou.

Let's paint the wall white.

安やすかったら、　買かおう。yasukattara, kaou.

If it's cheap, let's buy it.

集あつまる　場ば所しょ　を　決きめましょう。atsumaru basho o kimemashou.

Let's decide on a place to gather.

歩あるきながら　話はなしましょう。arukinagara hanashimashou.

Let’s talk while walking.

ジュース　でも　飲のみましょう　か。juusu demo nomimashou ka.

Shall we drink something like juice?

ゲーム　でも　しよう　か。geemu demo shiyou ka.

Shall we play a game or something?

週しゅう末まつ　は　映えい画が　でも　見み　に　行いこう。shuumatsu wa eiga demo mi ni ikou.

Let's go to see a movie (or something) this weekend.

時じ間かん　が　あれば、　映えい画が　でも　見みよう。jikan ga areba, eiga demo miyou.

If I have time, I might watch a movie or something.

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