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How to Say ‘Would you like to go together?’ in Japanese

一緒に行きませんか？

issho ni iki mase n ka

[ees-shoh nee ee-KEE mah-seh n kah]

💬 Usage Tip: Asking "won't you…?" with ませんか is the polite way to invite someone. Swap in other verbs: 食べませんか？ "Shall we eat?".

Phrase Breakdown

一緒に

issho ni

together

Pronounced 'issho ni'. Hold the double 'ss' for a brief extra beat.

Example

一緒に食べましょう。

Let's eat together.

Words in this phrase

一緒

issho

[ees-shoh]

together

Together; with someone else, doing something jointly.

Example

一緒に見学します。

We tour together.

に

[nee]

(adverb-forming particle)

Attaches to a noun to make an adverb, as in 'together'.

Example

友達と一緒に食べます。

I eat together with a friend.

行きませんか？

iki mase n ka

won't you go? / shall we go?

'Ikimasen ka' is a polite invitation. Let your voice rise on the final 'ka'.

Example

映画に行きませんか？

Would you like to go to a movie?

Words in this phrase

行き

iki

[ee-KEE]

go (stem)

Stem form of 行く 'to go', used before ます.

Example

店に行きます。

I go to the restaurant.

ませ

mase

[mah-seh]

polite negative (part of ません)

「ませ」 is part of 「ません」, the polite negative form.

Example

はいていません。

I haven’t vomited.

ん

[n]

(negative ending)

Contracted form of the polite negative ending, as in ありません.

Example

今日は時間がありません。

I don't have time today.

か

[kah]

question marker

Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.

Example

A席はありますか。

Are there A seats available?

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