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How to Say ‘Shall we go to a café?’ in Japanese

カフェに行きましょうか

kafe ni iki mashou ka

[kah-feh ni ee-kee mah-shoh kah]

💬 Usage Tip: To make a suggestion, swap ます for ましょうか: 食べましょうか "shall we eat?" Drop the か for a firmer "let's."

Phrase Breakdown

カフェに

kafe ni

to a café

カフェ (café) plus に (to, a direction marker). Say it 'ka-fe ni'.

Example

カフェに入ります。

I'll go into the café.

Words in this phrase

カフェ

kafe

[kah-feh]

café

Loanword meaning “café.” Common date topic; easy way to suggest a casual first meet-up.

Example

カフェで会いませんか？

Want to meet at a café?

に

[ni]

Indicates direction or purpose.

Example

家に帰ります。

I will return home.

行きましょうか

iki mashou ka

shall we go?

Volitional form of 行く plus か, used to make a suggestion. Say it 'i-ki-ma-shou ka', with a long 'shou'.

Example

一緒に行きましょうか。

Shall we go together?

Words in this phrase

行き

iki

[ee-kee]

go (stem)

The stem of 行く, used to form polite verb expressions like past tense.

Example

朝早く行きました。

I went early in the morning.

ましょう

mashou

[mah-shoh]

let's; shall we

A polite volitional ending used to make a friendly suggestion, like 'let's' or 'shall we.'

Example

連絡先を交換しましょう。

Let's exchange contact information.

か

[kah]

question marker

A particle placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

日本人ですか。

Are you Japanese?

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