12: Wanna go for a drink together?
Making plans and invitations
Learn vocabulary for making invitations, discussing plans, and talking about events. This lesson focuses on social invitations, dates, and event-related vocabulary.

Key topics:
- ・Making invitations and suggestions
- ・Talking about dates and times
- ・Event and festival vocabulary
- ・Social activities and gatherings
- ・Months and dates in Japanese
- ・Accepting and declining invitations
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: ~ませんか - Making Invitations
Use this pattern to make polite invitations. It literally means 'Won't you ~?' and is a gentle way to invite someone.
Rule 2: ~ましょう - Let's Do
Use this pattern to suggest doing something together. It's similar to 'Let's ~' in English.
Rule 3: ~に - Specific Time
The particle に is used with specific times to indicate when an action occurs.
Rule 4: で - Location of Action
で indicates where an action takes place.
Rule 5: から~まで - From ~ To
Use this pattern to indicate a time period from one point to another.
Rule 6: ~にする - Decide On
Use this pattern to indicate a decision or choice.
Exercises
Question 1
How do you say 'Would you like to go for a drink together?'
Question 2
Complete the suggestion meaning 'Let's watch a movie.'
えいがを ______。
Question 3
Complete the sentence meaning 'Let's meet at 3 o'clock.'
さんじ ______ あいましょう。
Question 4
Complete the sentence meaning 'Let's meet at the park.'
こうえん ______ あいましょう。
Question 5
What is the reading of 日 in '3日'?
Question 6
Complete the sentence meaning 'It's from 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock.'
にじ ______ よじ ______ あります。
Question 7
What does 'きょうとにしましょう' mean?
Question 8
Choose the correct reading of 今日 to complete the sentence.
______ は げつようび です。
Question 9
How do you invite someone to eat together?
Question 10
Choose the correct reading of 月 in '4月'.
よん ______ です。
Question 11
What is a positive response to 'いっしょに いきませんか'?
Question 12
Choose the correct reading of 年 in '2023年'.
にせんにじゅうさん ______
Question 13
Complete the sentence meaning 'I will meet at 5 o'clock.'
ごじ ______ あいます。
Question 14
Choose the correct reading of 今週 to complete the sentence.
______ は いそがしいです。
Question 15
How do you say 'I'll have coffee' (decision)?
Question 16
Choose the correct reading of 今度 to complete the sentence.
______ の にちようび です。
Question 17
Complete the sentence meaning 'Let's meet at the cafe.'
カフェ ______ あいましょう。
Question 18
Complete the invitation meaning 'Would you like to drink coffee?'
コーヒーを のみ ______。
Question 19
What does 'げつようびから すいようびまで' mean?
Question 20
Complete the invitation meaning 'Would you like to meet at the station at 3 o'clock?'
さんじ ______ えき ______ あいませんか。