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A2 Lesson 3 of 3 · Small Talk & Meeting People

Inviting, accepting and declining

Make an invitation, accept warmly, decline politely with a reason, and suggest another time.

13 min · 7 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Invite with ça te dit de… ? / tu veux… ?
  • Accept and decline politely
  • Suggest another date
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Invite: Ça te dit de… ? Tu veux… ? On pourrait… ?
  • 2Accept: Avec plaisir ! Volontiers. Je suis partant(e) !
  • 3Decline: thank + reason (malheureusement…) + another time.

Key vocabulary

ça te dit de… ?do you fancy…?
volontiersgladly
malheureusementunfortunately
être partantto be up for it
la pendaison de crémaillèrehousewarming party