Phrase pack
Invitations
Ask if someone is free, propose a plan, accept, or postpone.
你明天有空吗？
Nǐ míngtiān yǒu kòng ma?
Are you free tomorrow?
Open with time, then the activity.
我们一起吃饭吧。
Wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn ba.
Let’s eat together.
吧 softens the plan.
你要不要一起去？
Nǐ yào bu yào yìqǐ qù?
Do you want to go together?
A-not-A; skip extra 吗.
晚上七点怎么样？
Wǎnshang qī diǎn zěnmeyàng?
How about 7 p.m.?
怎么样 for proposals too.
好啊！
Hǎo a!
Sure!
Warmer than a bare 好.
不好意思，我不能去。
Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ bù néng qù.
Sorry, I can’t go.
Complete refusal object.
我没空。下次吧。
Wǒ méi kòng. Xià cì ba.
I’m not free. Next time.
Two short sentences beat a speech.
我们在门口见。
Wǒmen zài ménkǒu jiàn.
We’ll meet at the entrance.
在 + place + 见.
别迟到。
Bié chídào.
Don’t be late.
别 + verb.
我跟朋友一起去。
Wǒ gēn péngyou yìqǐ qù.
I’m going with a friend.
跟…一起 + verb.