Which one should you use?
While 連絡を取り合いましょう is a polite suggestion to 'let's' keep in touch, you can use the casual, friendly version 連絡を取り合おうね when speaking with friends. For a more casual invitation to 'get in touch', you might use 連絡してね or express a personal desire for contact with the casual phrase 連絡してくれると嬉しいな, which means 'I would be happy if you contacted me'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form 連絡を取り合いましょう is a polite way to express the sentiment and is suitable for use with acquaintances or colleagues. In contrast, 連絡を取り合おうね is the informal version used with friends.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form 連絡を取り合いましょう uses the volitional form -ましょう to suggest a mutual action, effectively making it a polite way to say 'let's' keep in touch.
How do you pronounce it?
renraku o toriaimashō
Did you know?
- While 連絡を取り合いましょう sounds like a firm promise, it is often used as a 建前 'tatemae' or social facade. In certain formal contexts, it can be a polite way to end a conversation without a concrete plan to meet again.
- In modern Japanese digital culture, the phrase 連絡してね is often replaced by simply sending a 'stamp' or sticker on apps like LINE. A specific sticker can carry the same social weight as saying 'please keep in touch'.
- If you use the phrase 連絡を取り合いましょう with someone of much higher social status, it can sound slightly too assertive because it implies a mutual, equal relationship.
Examples in context
- 旅行の写真を見せて！連絡してね！Show me your travel photos! Please keep in touch!
- 試験が終わったら、連絡してくれると嬉しいな。I would be happy if you got in touch after the exam is over.
- また連絡を取り合いましょう。Mata renraku o toriaimashou.Let's keep in touch again.
- これからも連絡を取り合いましょうね。Kore kara mo renraku o toriaimashou ne.Let's continue to keep in touch from now on.
- 定期的に連絡を取り合いましょう。Teikiteki ni renraku o toriaimashou.Let's keep in touch regularly.
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are saying goodbye after a graduation ceremony.
- 蓮 Ren卒業おめでとう。もう寂しくなるね。sotsugyou omedetou. mou sabishiku naru ne.Congratulations on graduating. I'll miss you.
- 結衣 Yui私もだよ。でも、また会いたいね。watashi mo dayo. demo, mata aitai ne.Me too. But I want to see you again.
- 蓮 Renそうだね。これからも連絡を取り合いましょう。sou da ne. kore kara mo renraku o toriai mashou.I agree. Let's keep in touch from now on.
- 結衣 Yuiうん、絶対に連絡してね！un, zettai ni renraku shite ne!Yeah, definitely message me!
