How to Say ‘Let’s listen. (volitional form of 聞く)’ in Japanese
聞こう
kikou
[kee-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: [聞こう] is the "let's" form of [聞く]: swap [く] to [こう] to make a suggestion with many verbs like this, as in [行く] → [行こう]. In speech, [聞こう。] can sound like either "Let's listen" or "I'll listen," so context matters.
Phrase Breakdown
聞こう
kikou
[kee-koh]
let’s listen; shall we listen?
Volitional form of 聞く. Used to invite someone: “Let’s listen (to it).” Very natural when suggesting music.
このアルバム、今度いっしょに聞こう。
This album—let’s listen to it together next time.
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