I am confused with verbs using Shimashou. At first I thought it meant to do
something together (Let's do x...) because in most of the examples I heard
that was the case. 食べましょう。/ 歩きましょう。 Then I started to see several sentences
where it was used, but it meant I will do something. Two examples would be:

> 市内をぐるっと案内しましょう。  
>  その事は、確かめておきましょう.

How can I tell the difference? I will do/we will do?
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Verbs conjugated with しましょう ending
The **ましょう** ending of verbs indicate they're conjugated in **volitional-
form** which is a form that **implies the will or intention of the speaker to
do something** , although this is commonly translated as "let's..." it is not
the correct translation for all cases. We can see for example:

> 発表を始めましょう。
>
> **Translation 1:** Let's begin the exposition.
>
> **Translation 2:** I'll begin the exposition (now).

Here we see that there are more than one possible translation depending on the
context of the sentence. In 1 the speaker was probably among his colleagues
and told them to begin the exposition. In 2 the speaker stated what he was
about to do (stressing his will to do so).
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