won't you ...? (invitation)

A negative question with masen ka is the standard polite invitation: mimasen ka means won't you watch it with me. It sounds softer than mashou because it leaves the decision to the listener. Accept with ii desu ne or mashou.

Examples

• 明日あす映画えいがを見みませんか。

  Ashita eiga o mimasen ka.

  Would you like to see a movie tomorrow?

• 一緒いっしょにコーヒーを飲のみませんか。

  Issho ni koohii o nomimasen ka.

  Won't you have coffee with me?

Vocabulary in these examples

• 明日 tomorrow
• 映画 movie
• 見る to see; to watch
• コーヒー coffee
• 飲む to drink

Related patterns · Desire, invitation, preferences

• 〜たいです want to do
• 〜がほしいです want (a thing)
• 〜ましょう / 〜ましょうか let's do; shall I / shall we?
• 〜をください please give me (a thing)
• 〜が好きです / 嫌いです like / dislike
• 〜が上手です / 下手です good at / bad at