hey class we are back and today we are going to talk about two common questions that we use in English when we want to make a suggestion let's go how about we why don't we these are the beginning of two questions in English that we use when we want to make a suggestion they have the same meaning as I think we should for example I want to go to a restaurant tonight I don't want to cook you want to stay home you don't want to leave the house in this situation I can say I think we should order takeout we can eat at home but no cooking I think we should order takeout another very common way to say this same information is how about we order takeout why don't we order takeout both of these are questions but the real meaning of these two questions is my suggestion I think we should order takeout so I say to you how about we order takeout why don't we order takeout if somebody asks you a question that starts with how about we or how about you they want your opinion how about we order takeout yeah that sounds great these questions are very common to use when you are making plans here's another example my wife wants to see her parents on Christmas I want to see my parents on Christmas how about we see your parents on Christmas Eve and mine on Christmas day why don't we see your parents on Christmas Eve and mine on Christmas day in this situation my wife will either say yes that's a good idea or no we need to make different plans here's another example my mom got sick on Christmas day so we could not visit her my suggestion how about we come visit on New Year's Eve we can open our Christmas presents then that'll be fun that will be fun that'll be fun why don't we come and visit on New Year's Eve we can open our Christmas present then that'll be fun okay one more thing to remember with how about and why don't when we say why don't we need the pronoun after we need a person why don't you why don't we why don't they why doesn't she but with how about the person is optional I can say how about we how about you how about they but I don't have to use a person with this example it is possible to say something like this you're hungry how about chicken no how about fish how about tacos how about spaghetti how about a banana why don't we eat chicken tonight how about chicken tonight okay American pronunciation now we understand how to use these two questions but how do we understand it when an American says these two questions let's look at the first one how about we get takeout when we are speaking fast we love to mix sounds together so listen to what happens when I say this question faster and faster how about we get takeout how about we how about we how about we how about we how about we how about we how about we get takeout I mixed the sounds of the word how and about and it is very common to hear an American say how about how about we get takeout why don't we get takeout watch what happens when I say this question faster and faster why don't we get get take out why don't we why don't we why don't we why don't we why don't we why don't we get take out why don't we get take out when I mixed these sounds I said why don't why don't we get takeout this is very common when Americans are speaking fast so how about we get takeout why don't we get takeout okay quick review how about and why don't are two very common questions that we use to make a suggestion and when we are speaking fast how about wow so I get my paycheck on Friday so how about we go out for dinner on Saturday not today why don't we go out for dinner on Saturday not today okay that is all for today's video I hope this video helped you understand when you can use how about and why don't when you are making a suggestion thank you so much for watching my name is Sam I'll see you soon