Japanese Grammar Exercise: Invitation 「…ませんか」「…ましょう」

Japanese Grammar: Invitation

Before starting the exercise for Expressing invitation 「...ませんか」「...ましょう」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki I - Lesson 3: ませんか and Lesson 5: ましょう/ましょうか
Tae Kim's Guide - The Question Marker and Desire and Volition

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Invitation 「...ませんか」「...ましょう」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

Won’t (you) meet (me) tomorrow?
明日あしたいませんか?
Won’t (you) play basketball?
バスケットボールをしませんか?
Won’t (you) sit down there?
そこにすわりませんか?
Won’t (you) eat lunch?
ひるごはんをべませんか? 
Won’t (you) listen to music?
音楽おんがくきませんか?
Let’s drink coffee.
コーヒーをみましょう。
Let’s wear a kimono.
ものましょう。
Let’s go home.
いえかえりましょう。
Let’s buy a book.
ほんいましょう。
Let’s stay at a hotel.
ホテルにまりましょう。

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