〜ませんか masenka
〜ませんか（masenka）means “won't you ~ ? / how about ~ ?”. A polite invitation made with the negative-question form 〜ませんか ('won't you ~. Formation: V-ます (去ます) + ませんか
won't you ~ ? / how about ~ ?
N5Formation
V-ます (去ます) + ませんか
Explanation
A polite invitation made with the negative-question form 〜ませんか ('won't you ~?'). Using the negative makes the invitation softer and leaves room for the listener to decline, so it is more polite than 〜ましょう.
Examples
Note
Reply 〜ましょう ('let's!') to accept. 〜ませんか proposes; 〜ましょう agrees/calls to act.
FAQ
〜ませんか — what does it mean and how is it used?
won't you ~ ? / how about ~ ?. A polite invitation made with the negative-question form 〜ませんか ('won't you ~?'). Using the negative makes the invitation softer and leaves room for the listener to decline, so it is more polite than 〜ましょう.
〜ませんか — how do you form it?
V-ます (去ます) + ませんか
〜ませんか — any usage notes?
Reply 〜ましょう ('let's!') to accept. 〜ませんか proposes; 〜ましょう agrees/calls to act.