How to Say ‘Okay, let's go.’ in Japanese
じゃあ、行きましょう。
jaa iki mashou
[jah-ah ee-kee mah-shoh]
💬 Usage Tip: Swap ます for ましょう to say "let's…": 飲みましょう "let's drink". じゃあ (jā), with a long "a", means "well then" and moves things along.
Phrase Breakdown
じゃあ
jaa
[jah-ah]
well then
Used when deciding something or moving on to the next step in conversation.
じゃあ、ハンバーグにします。
Well then, I’ll have the hamburger steak.
行き
iki
[ee-kee]
go (stem)
The stem of 行く, used to form polite verb expressions like past tense.
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.'
連絡先を交換しましょう。
Let's exchange contact information.
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