〜ましょう
〜ましょう means let's do. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Attach ましょう to the masu-stem of a verb to suggest doing something together. It is polite, and it can also gently express the speaker's intention to do something.
Japanese sources describe it as 「しましょう」.
〜ましょう examples
いっしょに行きましょう。
Let's go together.
ここで休みましょう。
Let's rest here.
〜ましょう exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
いっしょに昼ごはんを食べ（ ）。
- ましょう ✓
- ました
- ません
- ますか
Let's eat lunch together.
ここで少し休み（ ）。
- ました
- ませんか
- ましょう ✓
- たいです
Let's rest here for a bit.
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