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Giving, Accepting, and Refusing Invitations

We would like to invite [you, you and your wife, you and your
husband, you and your partner, you and your family] to a
get-together at our home next Sunday. Are you free?

There is a great [Indian, French, Hungarian, new] restaurant
in town. Would you like to try it for lunch one day next week?
We’ll go Dutch.

Phrases Used to Accept Invitations
Thank you, I’d really like to join you.
That would be wonderful. Yes.

Yes, I can, and tomorrow is fine.
I’d love to.

I’m looking forward to it.
I’d like to [be there, join you, attend].

Yes. Thanks for [asking me, thinking of me, including me].
Yes, I can take a little longer for lunch with you.

Phrases Used to Refuse Invitations
I’m sorry, I have a previous engagement.

I’m sorry, I [am busy, am tied up, have another appointment].
I’m sorry—I’m booked all week with a conference.

Sorry, I can’t make it. How about another time?
I can’t tomorrow, but I can another day.

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