Making an invitation

Making an Invitation

Conversation in French:

  • Julie : Salut, tu fais quelque chose ce soir ?
  • Marc : Non, rien de spécial. Pourquoi ?
  • Julie : Tu veux venir chez moi pour dîner ?
  • Marc : Oui, avec plaisir ! À quelle heure ?
  • Julie : Vers 19h, ça te va ?
  • Marc : Parfait, à ce soir !

English Translation:

  • Julie: Hi, are you doing anything tonight?
  • Marc: No, nothing special. Why?
  • Julie: Do you want to come to my place for dinner?
  • Marc: Yes, with pleasure! What time?
  • Julie: Around 7 PM, does that work for you?
  • Marc: Perfect, see you tonight!

Vocabulary Explanation:

  • Salut: Hi.
    • An informal greeting, similar to “hello” or “hey.”
  • Tu fais quelque chose: Are you doing anything?
    • Tu fais: “You do” or “you are doing.”
    • Quelque chose: Means “something.”
  • Ce soir: Tonight.
    • Ce: Means “this.”
    • Soir: Means “evening,” masculine noun.
    • The phrase refers to “this evening” or “tonight.”
  • Rien de spécial: Nothing special.
    • Rien: Means “nothing.”
    • Spécial: Means “special,” masculine form.
  • Pourquoi ?: Why?
    • Used to ask for the reason.
  • Tu veux venir: Do you want to come?
    • Tu veux: “You want,” from the verb vouloir (to want).
    • Venir: “To come.”
  • Chez moi: To my place.
    • Chez: Means “at someone’s home.”
    • Moi: “Me,” refers to “my house.”
  • Pour dîner: For dinner.
    • Dîner: Dinner, masculine noun.
    • Can also be used as a verb meaning “to have dinner.”
  • Avec plaisir !: With pleasure!
    • A polite way to accept an invitation, similar to “I’d love to!”
  • Vers 19h: Around 7 PM.
    • Vers: Means “around” or “approximately.”
    • 19h: Refers to 7 PM in 24-hour format.
  • Ça te va ?: Does that work for you?
    • Ça: Means “that.”
    • Te va: “Works for you,” from the verb aller (to go), meaning “suit” in this context.
  • À ce soir: See you tonight.
    • A casual way to confirm plans, meaning “until tonight.”

Grammar Explanation:

  • “Salut”:
    • Informal greeting, used in casual situations.
  • “Tu fais quelque chose ce soir ?” (Are you doing anything tonight?):
    • Tu fais: “You do” or “you are doing,” using faire (to do).
    • Quelque chose: Means “something.”
    • Ce soir: “Tonight,” combining ce (this) with soir (evening).
  • “Rien de spécial” (Nothing special):
    • Rien: Means “nothing,” often used with negations.
    • Spécial: “Special,” adjective in masculine form.
  • “Pourquoi ?” (Why?):
    • Simple question form to ask for a reason.
  • “Tu veux venir” (Do you want to come?):
    • Tu veux: From the verb vouloir (to want).
    • Venir: Infinitive form of “to come.”
  • “Chez moi” (To my place):
    • Chez: Means “at someone’s place.”
    • Moi: Refers to “my house.”
  • “Avec plaisir” (With pleasure):
    • Polite and enthusiastic way to accept an invitation.
  • “Vers 19h” (Around 7 PM):
    • Vers: Means “around.”
    • 19h: Refers to 7 PM in 24-hour time.
  • “Ça te va ?” (Does that work for you?):
    • Te va: From the verb aller (to go), meaning “suit” or “work for.”
  • “À ce soir” (See you tonight):
    • Common expression for confirming plans, meaning “until tonight.”
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