How to Say ‘Shall we exchange?’ in Japanese
交換しませんか
koukan shi mase n ka
[koh-kahn shee mah-seh n ka]
💬 Usage Tip: Change the ます ending to ませんか, literally "won't we?", and it becomes a gentle invitation. For example, 行きませんか means "shall we go?"
Phrase Breakdown
交換
koukan
[koh-kahn]
exchange; swap
Commonly used with contact info: 連絡先を交換する = “to swap contacts.”
部活で連絡先を交換した。
I exchanged contact info at the club.
し
shi
[shee]
do (stem)
Verb stem used as part of the fixed polite request phrase.
注文をお願いし、ます。
I would like to place the order, please.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative (part of ません)
「ませ」 is part of 「ません」, the polite negative form.
はいていません。
I haven’t vomited.
ん
n
[n]
negative ending
The final sound completing the negative polite form.
一人は魚が食べられません。
One person cannot eat fish.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used at the end of sentences to make a question.
これは何ですか？
What is this?
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