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How to Say ‘Won't we eat a salad together, too?’ in Japanese

サラダも一緒に食べませんか。

sarada mo issho ni tabe mase n ka

[sah-RAH-dah moh ees-SHOH nee tah-BEH mah-SEH n ka]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Ordering a salad or other dishes to share for the table is very common in Japanese restaurants, especially at casual places like izakaya.

Phrase Breakdown

サラダも

sarada mo

salad too

サラダ (sarada) means 'salad'. も (mo) means 'also' or 'too'.

Example

サラダも注文します。

I'll order a salad too.

Words in this phrase

サラダ

sarada

[sah-RAH-dah]

salad

Loanword from English 'salad'.

Example

サラダを作ります。

I'll make a salad.

も

[moh]

also; too

A particle meaning also or too.

Example

電話番号もお願いします。

Your phone number too, please.

一緒に食べませんか。

issho ni tabe mase n ka

shall we eat it together?

This is a polite invitation to share or eat together. Keep it smooth: 'issho ni tabemasen ka'.

Example

ケーキを一緒に食べませんか。

Shall we eat the cake 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

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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