Lesson 69
Te Form + wa ikaga / dou desu ka
These are a couple of simple ways to suggest things, to ask, "How about (doing something)?":
- Ima chuushoku o tabete wa ikaga desu ka. (How about having lunch now?)
- Ashita Ritsurin Kouen ni itte wa ikaga desu ka. (What do you think about going to Ritsurin Park tomorrow?)
- Atarashii terebi o katte wa dou desu ka. (What do you say we buy a new TV?)
These are, of course, polite. You can omit the desu ka for plain, familiar talk. If you do, do not add the plain, question-forming no — these don't use it. Instead, at the very end make the intonation fall a little then return. You can say dou ka, but not ikaga ka. (Well, you can say it, but I doubt that you'll ever hear it.) Actually, dou ka is not really used that often after -te wa, but usually alone, meaning "What do you think?" or "How is it going?" However, if you're going to use it in this way, put in the desu: Ikaga desu ka or Dou desu ka sound so much better.
Word Check
ima: now
chuushoku: lunch
taberu: to eat
ashita: tomorrow
iku: to go
atarashii: new
terebi: TV (wasei eigo created from "television")
kau: to buy
(Verbs are shown in their plain form.)
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