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How to Say ‘Shall we eat it together?’ in Japanese

一緒に食べませんか。

issho ni tabe mase n ka

[ees-SHOH nee tah-BEH mah-SEH n ka]

💬 Usage Tip: Asking with a negative, 〜ませんか, is the polite Japanese way to invite someone. It works like "why don't we…?" and isn't actually negative.

Phrase Breakdown

一緒に

issho ni

together

Hold the double 's' slightly: 'is-sho ni'.

Example

一緒に帰りましょう。

Let's go home together.

Words in this phrase

一緒

issho

[ees-SHOH]

together

Noun meaning togetherness; with に it means together.

Example

一緒に昼ご飯を食べよう。

Let's eat lunch 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.

食べませんか。

tabe mase n ka

won't you eat? / shall we eat?

食べる (taberu) means 'to eat'. ～ませんか (-masen ka) is a polite invitation.

Example

お昼ご飯を食べませんか。

Would you like to have lunch?

Words in this phrase

食べ

tabe

[tah-BEH]

eat (stem)

Stem of taberu 'to eat', used before polite endings.

Example

一緒に食べましょう。

Let's eat together.

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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