При общении с новыми знакомыми, бизнес-партнерами или старыми друзьями – мы всегда договариваемся о встрече. Разберём самые популярные фразы для этой цели.
Проверяем, свободен ли собеседник:
Are you free … ?
Are you free tomorrow evening?
Are you doing anything … ?
Are you doing anything at 5 o’clock today?
Is … any good for you?
Is Monday any good for you?
Приглашаем человека:
Would you like to … ?
Would you like to meet this weekend?
Do you fancy + глагол с окончанием -ing?
Do you fancy going to the cinema?
Принимаем приглашение:
Sounds … !
Sounds great!
Yeah, I’d like/love to …
Yeah, I’d love to!
That’d be … !
That’d be perfect!
Отклоняем приглашение (извиняемся, и объясняем причину):
I’m afraid I can’t make (it) … because …
I’m afraid I can’t make it because I already have another appointment on this time.
I’m really sorry, but I can’t … because …
I’m really sorry, but I can’t go to the museum with you because I need to help my parents.
Предлагаем время и место для встречи:
Shall we meet … at … ?
Shall we meet at about 7 p.m?
We could try …
We could try to book a table at the new restaurant nearby.
Предлагаем другое время и место для встречи:
How about + глагол с окончанием -ing … instead?
How about going to the exhibition instead?
Could we meet … instead?
Could we meet at 8 p.m. instead?