How to Say ‘Would you like to have some coffee?’ in Japanese
コーヒーを飲みませんか。
koohii o nomi mase n ka
[ko-oh-hee oh NOH-mee mah-seh n kah]
💬 Usage Tip: Asking "won't you…?" with ませんか is a soft invitation: 一緒に行きませんか "Shall we go together?"
Phrase Breakdown
コーヒーを
koohii o
coffee (as object)
コーヒー (koohii) has two long vowels: ko-o-hi-i. を is read 'o' and marks the object.
コーヒーをください。
Coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
コーヒー
koohii
[ko-oh-hee]
coffee
A popular beverage made from roasted coffee beans.
毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee every morning.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
飲みませんか。
nomi mase n ka
Won't you drink? / Shall we drink?
The ～ませんか form is a polite invitation: 'Why don't we...?' 飲む (nomu) means 'to drink'.
お茶を飲みませんか。
Would you like to have some tea?
Words in this phrase
飲み
nomi
[NOH-mee]
drink (stem)
Stem of 飲む 'to drink', used before polite endings like ます.
水を飲みます。
I drink water.
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
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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