How to Say ‘Board / ride’ in Japanese
乗りましょう。
nori mashou
[noh-ree mah-shoh]
💬 Usage Tip: [乗る] is used for getting on vehicles, so [乗りましょう] can mean "let's board" or "let's get on." The same verb works for trains, planes, buses, and taxis: [電車に乗る], [飛行機に乗る].
Phrase Breakdown
乗り
nori
[noh-ree]
board; ride
Verb stem of 乗る, used for boarding transportation.
先に乗りましょう。
Let’s board first.
ましょう
mashou
[mah-shoh]
let's
Polite volitional ending used to make suggestions.
もう乗りましょう。
Let’s board now.
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