Invitation

Invitation

Most spoken invitations are in the form questions. Are often begin with will, would, would you like to, would you care to, etc.
They are seldom answered any by Yes or No.

Example offering Invitation (⇨), Accepting(▶), Refusing.(▷)

⇨ Would you like to come to the theatre this evening?
    ▶ Yes, i'd love to very much.
    ▷ if you don't mind, i'd rather not

⇨ Will you join us?
    ▶ Thanks you
    ▷ Thanks you, i'm afraid

⇨ Would you care to have dinner with us tonight?
     ▶ Yes i'd love to
     ▷ i've got another appoinment

⇨ Could you come to a party at my place tomorrow?
     ▶ Yes, with pleasure
     ▷ i'm sorry

⇨ I wonder whether you would care to come on a picnic with us next week
     ▶ that would be great fun
     ▷ i've lost of work to do / Well, i'm afraid my parent are coming down to see me then

Dialogues

Andrew   : "Hello Sinta. How are you enjoying
               staying in surabaya?"
Sinta       : "I'm enjoying it very much, thank
               you."
Andrew   : "By the way, what are you doing
               tomorrow afternoon?"
Sinta       : "Nothing special as far as i know."
Andrew   : "Well, would you care to have
               dinner with me tonight?"
Sinta       : "Thanks, i'd love to."
Andrew   : "Fine. Let's meet here at five
               o'clock."
Sinta       : "What about coming round and
                pick me up at five?"
Andrew   : "All right. About five o'clock
               then."
Sinta       : "Good. See tomorrow."
Andrew   : "Fine."