1. Invitations
Formal Informal
INVITE
Ø I cordially invite you to dinner
Ø I was wondering if you would like to
have dinner
Ø I would be delighted if you could join
us for dinner
INVITE
Ø Do you want to…?
Ø How about ….-ing?
Ø I was wondering if you would like to…
Ø Let’s ….
ACCEPT
Ø That would be wonderful.
Ø I would be delighted.
Ø It would be a pleasure.
ACCEPT
Ø Great!/Sure!
Ø That sounds really fun/interesting.
Ø I’d love to!
REJECT
Ø I would love to but i am afraid I…
Ø I am terribly/awfully sorry, but I…
Ø That’s very Kind of you but I…
REJECT Ø Sorry, I can’t, I’m really busy (tonight,
today, this week…)
Ø Thanks for asking, but…
Ø That sounds terrific, but…
Ø Sorry, I…