How To Invite Someone For An Activity In Japanese – Learn From A Conversation Between Akaza Asks Rengoku

みなさんこんにちは。Welcome to Sakura Neko’s Japanese Study Room, where you can learn Japanese from anime quotes! Today’s topic is Demon Slayer (鬼滅の刃 / Kimetsu No Yaiba).

They recently announced that new anime seasons are coming soon, this means we get to see more Rengoku a bit more!

Today, we are going to look at a quote from 猗窩座あかざ(Akaza) when he first encountered 煉獄れんごく (Rengoku) and 炭治郎たんじろう (Tanjirō).

✅ How to extend an invitation in Japanese

✅ Example sentences

Table of contents

Today’s Quote
Vocabulary in the Quote
Grammar Point: Why Don’t You …
Example Sentences
まとめ – Summary

Today’s Quote

As Akaza was impressed by how strong and skilled Rengoku was, he tried to convince Rengoku to become a demon.

お前まえも鬼おににならないか。
omae mo oni ni naranai ka
Why don’t you become a demon?

Vocabulary in the Quote

お前まえ

Second Person pronoun ‘You’. This is a casual / rough version of あなた

も

Particle that emphasises the meaning of ‘also’. It replaces either は、が、or を. With other particles, it gets added to an existing particle. For example,

不死川しなずがわさんは、おはぎが大好だいすきき。

Shinazugawa loves ohagi.

私わたしもおはぎがだいすき。

I also love ohagi.

おはぎ・ぼたもちのイラスト — おはぎ – rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame. Favourite food of the Wind Hashira.

今日きょうは、蝶屋敷ちょうやしきにいきます。

I’ll go to Chōyashiki today.

そして、無限城むげんじょうにもいきます。

And I’ll also go to Mugenjō.

日輪刀にちりんとうで鬼おにを滅めっすることができます。

One can destroy demons with Nichirintō.

日光にっこうでも鬼おにを滅めっすることができます。

One can also destroy demons with sunlight.

鬼おに

鬼おに (oni) refers to an ogre or demon in Japanese folklore. In 鬼滅きめつの刃やいば, it refers to monstrous,

immortal and supernatural beings created by 鬼舞辻無惨きぶつじむざん (Kibutsuji Muzan), who is the main antagonist.

になる　(になります)

‘To become’

にならない

‘Not to become’

Grammar Point: Why Don’t You …

[Verb negative form] + か。

Why don’t you [verb]?

Verb negative form of 「なる・なります」is 「ならない・なりません」. Therefore, Akaza goes…

As he says 「お前も」the literal translation would be more like

Why don’t you become a demon too.

Example Sentences

Azaka said the quote to Rengoku using the casual tone. You can also say the same thing politely,

あなたも鬼おにになりませんか。

Why don’t you become a demon too?

週末しゅうまつに一緒いっしょに映画えいがに行いきませんか。

Why don’t you go to the movies together on the weekend?

喫茶店きっさてんでコーヒーを飲のみませんか。

Why don’t we have coffee in the cafe?

一緒いっしょにネットフリックス見みない？

Why don’t we watch Netflix together?

今夜こんや、鬼滅きめつの映画えいがを見みない？

Why don’t we watch Kimetsu’s movie tonight?

まとめ – Summary

In summary, we looked at Akaza’s quote when he attempted to convince Rengoku to become a demon. From that quote, we can learn how to invite someone for an activity in Japanese.I hope you found this helpful! If you liked this post, make sure you check out other articles as well! You can also find more phrases from my twitter account. じゃあ、みなさん、さようなら！

If you have watched the movie and want to start reading Damon Slayer manga, I recommend you to start from Vol.8. Vol.8 is about the end of the Mugen Train arc and the start of the Entertainment District Arc.