How to Say ‘Let's do our best.’ in Japanese
頑張りましょう。
ganbari mashou
[gahn-BAH-ree mah-shoh]
💬 Usage Tip: Changing a verb's ます ending to ましょう makes it "let's...": 行きましょう "let's go".
Phrase Breakdown
頑張り
ganbari
[gahn-BAH-ree]
do one's best; hang in there
Stem of 頑張る, to persevere or work hard; very common encouragement at work.
仕事を頑張ります。
I'll do my best at work.
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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