This slideshow is about Japanese For Busy People Lesson 16, to propose or offer to do something for someone with ましょうか.

1. Lesson 16
1) Proposing to do something for someone

3. ∼ましょうか／∼ mashouka
∼ましょうか／∼ mashouka
Here s the introduction of the lesson
When we started the lesson, the blinds of windows in the classroom was all opened and
When we started the lesson, the blinds
it was glaring. So I proposed to students as ;
of windows in the classroom were all
せんせい：ブラインドを しめましょうか。 Shall I close the blinds?
sensei buraindo o shime mashouka
opened and it was glaring.
After all blinds were closed the room became dark and we could hardly see each other.
(oops, it s exaggerated a bit. . . )
せんせい： でんきを つけましょうか。 Shall I turn the lights on?
sensei denki o tsuke mashouka
Then the room became fairly bright, but we found the room was too hot.
So how would you propose to make
せんせい： エアコンを つけましょうか。 Shall I turn the AC on?
あついです
sensei eyakon o tsuke mashouka
the room in fairly brightness?
In Lesson 15 we learned ∼ましょうか meaning let s ∼ . ∼ましょうか is also used in the sense of
mashouka mashouka
let me do something for someone in offering/proposing assistance.
Vocabulary ブラインド = blinds でんき = lights エアコン = AC(air conditioning)
buraindo denki eyakon
しめます = to close/shut つけます = to turn lights, TV, radio, and most of electric devices
shimemasu tsukemasu

5. ∼ましょうか／∼ mashouka
buraindo o shime mashouka
Shall I close the blinds?

7. ∼ましょうか／∼ mashouka
kaaten o shime mashouka
Shall I close the curtain?

8. After all blinds were closed the room became
dark and we could hardly see each other.

10. denki o tsuke mashouka
Shall I turn the lights on?

11. Then the room became fairly bright,
but we found it’s too ,,,,

12. あつい
です

14. eakon o tsuke mashouka
Shall I turn the AC on?

15. ∼ましょうか／∼ mashouka
∼ましょうか／∼ mashouka
introduction of the lesson
Here s the introduction of the lesson
we started the lesson, the blinds of windows in the classroom was all opened and
When we started the lesson, the blinds of windows in the classroom was all opened and
it was glaring. So II proposed to students as ;;
glaring. So proposed to students as
せんせい：ブラインドを しめましょうか。 Shall II close the blinds?
せんせい：ブラインドを しめましょうか。 Shall close the blinds?
sensei
sensei buraindo o shime mashouka
buraindo o shime mashouka
After all blinds were closed the room became dark and we could hardly see each other.
all blinds were closed the room became dark and we could hardly see each other.
(oops, it s exaggerated a bit. .. .. ))
(oops, it s exaggerated a bit.
せんせい： でんきを つけましょうか。 Shall II turn the lights on?
せんせい： でんきを つけましょうか。 Shall turn the lights on?
sensei
sensei denki o tsuke mashouka
denki o tsuke mashouka
Then the room became fairly bright, but we found the room was too hot.
the room became fairly bright, but we found the room was too hot.
せんせい： エアコンを つけましょうか。 Shall II turn the AC on?
せんせい： エアコンを つけましょうか。 Shall turn the AC on?
sensei
sensei eyakon o tsuke mashouka
eyakon o tsuke mashouka
あついです
あついです
In Lesson 15 we learned ∼ましょうか meaning let s ∼ .. ∼ましょうか is also used in the sense of
learned ∼ましょうか meaning let s ∼ ∼ましょうか is also used in the sense of
mashouka
mashouka mashouka
mashouka
let me do something for someone in offering/proposing assistance.
something for someone in offering/proposing assistance.
Vocabulary ブラインド = blinds
ブラインド = blinds でんき = lights
でんき = lights エアコン = AC(air conditioning)
エアコン = AC(air conditioning)
buraindo
buraindo denki
denki eyakon
eyakon
しめます = to close/shut
しめます = to close/shut つけます = to turn lights, TV, radio, and most of electric devices
つけます = to turn lights, TV, radio, and most of electric devices
shimemasu
shimemasu tsukemasu
tsukemasu

16. あついです