In Japanese, "mashoo" (ましょう) is the polite volitional form of the verb "masu" (ます), used to express a suggestion or proposal. It is often translated as "let's" or "shall we." This form is commonly used when making invitations, suggestions, or proposing an action.
The polite volitional form with "mashoo" is a versatile and friendly way to make suggestions or propose actions to others.
飲む (nomu) - to drink Polite Volitional: 飲みましょう (nomimashoo) - Let's drink.
書く (kaku) - to write Polite Volitional: 書きましょう (kakimashoo) - Let's write.
話す (hanasu) - to speak Polite Volitional: 話しましょう (hanashimashoo) - Let's speak.
泳ぐ (oyogu) - to swim Polite Volitional: 泳ぎましょう (oyogimashoo) - Let's swim.
読む (yomu) - to read Polite Volitional: 読みましょう (yomimashoo) - Let's read.
見る (miru) - to see, to look Polite Volitional: 見ましょう (mimashoo) - Let's see/look.
食べる (taberu) - to eat Polite Volitional: 食べましょう (tabemashoo) - Let's eat.
寝る (neru) - to sleep Polite Volitional: 寝ましょう (nemashoo) - Let's sleep.
起きる (okiru) - to wake up, to get up Polite Volitional: 起きましょう (okimashoo) - Let's wake up.
待つ (matsu) - to wait Polite Volitional: 待ちましょう (machimashoo) - Let's wait.