Invitation yang berarti mengundang adalah “an expression that is disclosed when there is someone who wants to ask other persons to come to a place or when there is someone who asks others to do something for him/her”.
Yaitu ekspresi yang diungkapkan ketika ada seseorang yang ingin meminta orang lain untuk datang ke suatu tempat atau ketika ada seseorang yang meminta orang lain untuk melakukan sesuatu untuk nya.
Berikut ungkapan-ungkapan yang dapat digunakan ketika mengundang, menerima undangan dan menolak undangan.
Invitation (Mengundang)
- Why don’t you come to…
- Like to come to …
- Come and …
- Shall we come to …
- You must come to …
- Etc.
Accepting (Menerima Undangan)
- That would be very nice
- OK,I will be there !
- I’d like love to come.
- All right.
- Sure, I am coming
- Etc.
Declining (Menolak Undangan)
- Sort, I can’t.
- I’d love to, but …
- I don’t think I can.
- In wish I could, but …
- Sorry, I am very busy
- Sorry, may be next time
- Thank you, but I can’t
- Sorry, I don’t think I
- Can’t make it
- I’m so sorry I can make it
- Etc.
Contoh percakapan accepting (Menerima Undangan)
Dani : Do you have anything to do tonight, Deby?
Deby : I don’t think so. Why Deby?
Dani : My Friend is going to celebrate his wedding party tonight. He invited me and I don’t want to go alone. I don’t know with whom I should go there. Would you like to accompany me, Dani?
Deby : I would love too, but what time, Dani?
Dani : How about at seven o’clock? I’ll pick you up.
Deby : Ok that’s fine.
Dani : Thank’s, Deby you’re very kind.
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