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3 Dec 2020
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What is the difference between "Ok, shall we?" and "Ok, let's go!" ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between "Ok, shall we?" and "Ok, let's go!" ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
Mostly a difference in formality.
"Shall we?" sounds more formal. Like the image of a man asking a woman to a dance. It is an invitation to do something. More like ~ませんか
Shall we dance?
踊りませんか？
"Let's go!" is a little more casual. It can also kind of be an invitation, but you are expressing your volition or desire to go do something or go somewhere (together). More like ～ましょう
Let's go!
行きましょう！ / 行こう！
In my real day to day life, I don't think I really hear people actually say "shall we" that often, if at all. To me, it sounds more literary or something I would hear in a movie or TV show.
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- English (US)
Mostly a difference in formality.
"Shall we?" sounds more formal. Like the image of a man asking a woman to a dance. It is an invitation to do something. More like ~ませんか
Shall we dance?
踊りませんか？
"Let's go!" is a little more casual. It can also kind of be an invitation, but you are expressing your volition or desire to go do something or go somewhere (together). More like ～ましょう
Let's go!
行きましょう！ / 行こう！
In my real day to day life, I don't think I really hear people actually say "shall we" that often, if at all. To me, it sounds more literary or something I would hear in a movie or TV show.
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