How to Say ‘Let's go together sometime.’ in Japanese
今度一緒に行きませんか？
kondo issho ni iki mase n ka
[KOHN-doh EESH-shoh nee EE-kee mah-seh n kah]
Phrase Breakdown
今度
kondo
[KOHN-doh]
next time; sometime soon
Used to casually suggest a future time (not necessarily the very next time). Common when inviting someone on a date to keep it light and non-pushy.
今度、今度一緒に行きませんか？って送ってみよう。
Next time, I’ll try messaging, “Wanna go together sometime soon?”
一緒
issho
[EESH-shoh]
together
Indicates doing something as a pair/group. In dating talk, it strongly implies spending time one-on-one.
一緒に、今度一緒に行きませんか？って言うと自然だよ。
If you say “together,” like “Wanna go together next time?”, it sounds natural.
に
ni
[nee]
to; at; in (particle)
Marks the target/direction or relationship. Here it connects “一緒” to the action: “together (with someone).”
一緒に今度一緒に行きませんか？の『に』はセットで覚える。
In “Issho ni…,” the “ni” is best memorized as a set.
行きませんか
iki mase n ka
Won’t you go?; Would you like to go?
Negative question invitation (polite). 行きませんか？ is a gentle way to invite someone: “Would you like to go?”
週末、行きませんか？
Would you like to go this weekend?
Words in this phrase
行き
iki
[EE-kee]
go (stem: going)
The verb stem of 行く. It combines with polite endings like ます/ません. In invitations, 行きませんか is “Won’t you go…?/Would you like to go…?”
気になる人に今度一緒に行きませんか？って行きやすいよ。
To someone you’re interested in, “Kondo issho ni ikimasen ka?” is easy to say.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
(part of polite negative) -masen
This is part of ません (negative polite). In 〜ませんか it becomes a soft invitation: “Would you…?” rather than a strong request.
今度一緒に行きませんか？の『ませ』は『ません』の一部。
The “mase” in “Ikimasen ka?” is part of “masen.”
ん
n
[n]
(part of polite negative) -n
Completes ません. Together, ません is the polite negative. With か, it forms a gentle suggestion.
今度一緒に行きませんか？の『ん』まで言うと丁寧。
Saying the “n” in “masen” makes it properly polite.
か
ka
[kah]
? (question particle)
Turns the sentence into a question. In invitations, か makes it sound polite and considerate.
今度一緒に行きませんか？の最後の『か』で誘いになる。
The final “ka” in “Ikimasen ka?” makes it an invitation.
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