EXPRESSING AND RESPONDING TO INVITATION

EXPRESSING AND RESPONDING TO INVITATION

Eksperesi “Giving invitation” yaitu ekspresi yang biasa digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris ketika kita ingin mengajak/ kalimat-kalimat ajakan.

Sedangkan “Responding to Invitation” adalah untuk merespon sebuah ajakan atau undangan.

Giving invitation is an expression that is disclosed when there is someone who wants to ask other persons to come to a place or when there is someone who asks others to do something for him/her. (Memberikan undangan adalah ekspresi yang diungkapkan ketika ada seseorang yang ingin meminta orang lain untuk datang ke suatu tempat atau ketika ada seseorang yang meminta orang lain untuk melakukan sesuatu untuk dia / dirinya)

Berikut example dari Giving and Respnding to Invitation :

1.        Words and expressions used in giving an invitation.
- Would you like a dance with me?
- Do you want eating out with me?
- Would you come to my place for dinner tonight, please?
- Would you mind coming over on Saturday night?

2.        Words and expressions used in responding and invitation.

a.  Accepting an invitation (menerima ajakan)
- with pleaseure
-I’d love to very much
-Thanks for your invitation
-Yes, it would be nice
-Yes, it would be very kind of you
-etc

b.  Refusing an invitation (menolak ajakan)
-I’m sorry I can’t. I have another boy friend
- Thanks but I’m affraid I can’t
-Oh, I’d love to but I have to work.
-etc

Expressions of Giving and Responding Invitation

Giving Invitation	Responding Invitation
	Receiving	Refusing
Would you like to.....? e.q.: Would you like to come to my party?	I’d like to	I’d love to but.... e.q.: I’d love to but I have a lot of homework.
Would you mind joining us to.....? e.q. : Would you mind joining us to go to Bali?	I would. Thank you.	I wish I could but.... e.q. : I wish I could but I have to see the            doctor.
Shall we...? e.q. : Shall we go to the cinema together?	That would be nice	Thank you for asking me, but.... e.q.: Thank you for asking me, but I don’t have enough money.
What about.... ? e.q. :What about having dinner in Shangrilla Hotel?	Wondeful/ Great	I’m sorry but I think I can’t.
Why don’t we..? e.q. ; Why don’t we go to the zoo?	All right	Sorry, I can’t. But thanks anyway.

(Source: http://inilahblogsaya.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/materi-fact-and-figures-giving-invitation/)

Example Dialogue :

Arif  : Hi, Tika.

Tika  : Hi, Arif. What’s up friend?

Arif  : Hmmm, are you doing anything for next week?

Tika  : Nothing. Why?

Arif  : Hmm, like you know, next week we will have summer vacation to

Bali and I think that I need you to be my date. Would you mind to come along with me?

Tika  : Really? I’d love it so much.

Arif  : Well, I will pick you at 7 a.m next week at school.

Tika  : OK. Thanks Arif.

Arif  : You’re welcome. Bye Tika and see you next week.

Tika  : See you, too. Bye-bye.

(Source: http://inilahblogsaya.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/materi-fact-and-figures-giving-invitation/)

Expressions of giving invitation

• Would you mind to come along with me?

Expressions of responding invitation

• Receiving
• Really? I’d love it so much.