Question about invitations (what's the difference between...)
  • patacabbitpatacabbit August 2009

    Is there a difference between "a verb present negative + か" and "verb + ましょう"?

    For example,
    わたしたち　たべませんか

    わたしたち　たべましょう

    Thanks in advance.

  • MobergMoberg August 2009

    I think the difference is the same as between

    Eh let's grab a bite!

    Shouldn't we take something to eat?

  • patacabbitpatacabbit August 2009

    So you saying one's more a question whereas the other is implied that we're going to eat?

    Or one's more polite and the other is more casual?

  • MobergMoberg August 2009

    Oh I wrote in the same order. The feeling I get is that たべましょう is a tad more casual but that the two expressions are as good as synonyms.

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