You use this to ask someone to do something with you. It's like saying 'Shall we...?' or 'How about we...?'
Verb [volitional form] + かPrimary
You use this to ask someone to do something with you. It's like saying 'Shall we...?' or 'How about we...?'
夕飯は何を食べようか…
Hmm, what should I (we) eat for dinner...
映画でも見ようかと友達に提案した。
I suggested to my friend, 'how about we watch a movie or something?'.
今日はもうこれ以上進むのをやめておこうか。
Shall we stop making any more progress for today?
次の旅行は沖縄に行こうか。どう思う？
How about we go to Okinawa for our next trip? What do you think?
You can use this form to think out loud. It's like talking to yourself. You are thinking about what to do. You are not asking anyone else.
This is different from '〜よう'. That means 'Let's do it'. This is also different from '〜ようぜ'. That is a strong way to say 'Let's go'. '〜ようか' is softer. It asks for agreement. The 'か' makes it a question. It is like '〜よっか'.
Use this when you want to suggest doing something together. It asks the other person what they think. This makes it easy for them to say yes or no.
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