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How to Say ‘Then, why don't we read it together sometime?’ in Japanese

じゃあ、今度一緒に読みませんか？

jaa kondo issho ni yomi mase n ka

[JAH KOHN-doh ee-SHOH nee YOH-mee mah-SEH n ka]

🇯🇵 In Japan: 今度 "next time" keeps the invitation vague and low-pressure, which makes it easy to accept and easy to decline politely. That softness matters when the person is a stranger.

Phrase Breakdown

じゃあ、今度一緒に

jaa kondo issho ni

Well then, together sometime

じゃあ ('well then') leads into a suggestion.

Example

じゃあ、今度一緒に食べましょう。

Well then, let's eat together sometime.

Words in this phrase

じゃあ

jaa

[JAH]

well then

Casual word used when making a decision based on what was said.

Example

じゃあ、行きましょう。

Well then, let's go.

今度

kondo

[KOHN-doh]

next time; sometime soon

Refers to the next occasion or near future.

Example

今度映画を見ましょう。

Let's watch a movie next time.

一緒

issho

[ee-SHOH]

together

A noun meaning being together. Followed by に, it means 'together with someone'.

Example

一緒に行きましょう。

Let's go together.

に

[nee]

(adverb-forming particle)

Turns a na-adjective into an adverb, like English '-ly'.

Example

静かに話してください。

Please speak quietly.

読みませんか？

yomi mase n ka

shall we read?

A polite invitation. Raise your pitch on か.

Example

一緒に読みませんか？

Shall we read together?

Words in this phrase

読み

yomi

[YOH-mee]

read

Stem of 読む 'to read', used before ます forms.

Example

本を読みます。

I read a book.

ませ

mase

[mah-SEH]

(polite negative stem)

Stem of the polite ending 'masu' used before 'n' to form the polite negative 'masen'.

Example

頭は痛くありません。

My head doesn't hurt.

ん

[n]

(negative ending)

Contracted form of the polite negative ending, as in ありません.

Example

今日は時間がありません。

I don't have time today.

か

[ka]

question particle

Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.

Example

行くか？

Shall we go?

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