で and ましょう
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
You remember the particle で from not too long ago, right? This and the ましょう grammar you’re learning go together like peas in a pod (assuming peas do go with pods). And, just as a reminder, the particle で does a few things, but one of the things it does is indicate where something is happening.
a よしのやでたべます。
Eat at Yoshinoya.
a よしのやでたべましょう。
Let’s eat at Yoshinoya.
a よしのやでたべましょうか。
Shall we eat at Yoshinoya?
See how that sort of works? Also, do you see how nicely these two things to go together? It’s kind of beautiful.
Take a look at the following examples, and then make sure you can say / read / understand them all well before moving on.
a がっこう で はっぴょう しましょうか。
Shall we announce (it) at school?
a どこ で けんかしましょうか。
Where shall we fight?
a あの バー で のみましょう。
Let’s drink at that bar over there.
a この みせ で ゲーム を かいましょう。
Let’s buy the game at this shop.
a くるま で 行きましょう。
Let’s go by car.
a でんしゃ で 行きましょう。
Let’s go by train.
a ちかてつ で 行きましょうか。
Shall we go by subway?
When you know and understand the above examples, move on to the next page. For now, you’re going to have a little break to study the next set of radicals. Then you’ll come back and see how much ましょう stuff you remembered on the practice page. It’s good to give your brain a break to process things sometimes, so we’ll use radicals as that break.