Part 1: How to conjugate verbs into the Volitional Form
V[i]masu → V[o]u
Group II:
Vmasu → Vyou
Group III:
kimasu → koyou
shimasu → shiyou
This is the volitional form, which is the short/casual form of Vましょう.
Part 2: V(Volitional)
It is the short/casual form of Vましょう.
B: はい、そう しましょう。
(普通体)
A: 疲れたね。ちょっと 休まない?
B: うん、そう しよう。
→ A: We're tired, aren't we? Shall we take a short break? B: Yes, let's do that. (Casual) A: Tired, huh? Wanna take a break? B: Yeah, let's do that.
B: じゃ、タクシーで 行こう。
→ A: The bus just isn't coming, is it? B: Well then, let's go by taxi.
B: うん、そう しよう。
→ A: Hey, let's sing together. B: Yeah, let's do that.
Part 3: V(Volitional)と 思っています
Expresses the speaker's intention.
Note:
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B: 友達と テニスを しようと 思っています。
→ A: What are you going to do this weekend? B: I am thinking of playing tennis with a friend.
B: すみませんが、私は 家族と 山に のぼろうと 思っています。
→ A: I'm planning to go to the sea during the summer vacation. Won't you come along? B: I'm sorry, but I'm planning to climb a mountain with my family.
Part 4: ~つもり
Expresses a more definite intention than V
B: コンサートへ 行く つもりです。
→ A: Where are you going tonight? B: I plan to go to a concert.
→ I intend to stop smoking from today.
Part 5: ~予定(よてい)
It is an intention that has been scheduled into a plan, so it is more certain than V
B: そうですか。いつ 帰りますか。
A: 来週の 金曜日に 帰る 予定です。
→ A: I will go on a business trip to Japan starting tomorrow. B: Is that so. When will you return? A: I am scheduled to return next Friday.
B: ぼくは 大学に 入る 予定です。
→ A: What are you going to do after graduating from high school? B: I am planning to enter a university.
Part 6: Vます → N
→ To return → Way back
→ To play → Play / Leisure
→ To answer → Answer
→ To apply → Application
→ To enjoy → Fun / Pleasure