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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