Elementary · scenario 68 of 84
Decline an invitation politely
Turn down an invitation gracefully and give a simple reason.
The situation A friend invites you out, but you can't make it.

The dialogue
Words in this scenario
- مرحباًmarḥabanHello
- هلhaldo
- تحبtuḥibbyou like
- أنanto
- تذهبtadhhabgo
- معيmaʿīwith me
- إلىilāuntil
- المطعمal-maṭʿamrestaurant
- هذاhādhāthis
- المساءal-masāʾthe evening
- شكراًshukranthank you
- لكlakto you
- علىʿalāon
- الدعوةad-daʿwathe invitation
- لكنlākinbut
- للأسفli-l-ʾasafUnfortunately
- لاlādon't
- أستطيعastaṭīʿI can
- مشكلةmushkilaproblem
- أنتantayou
- مشغولmashghūlbusy
- اليومal-yawmtoday
- نعمnaʿamyes
- أناanaI
- جداًjiddanvery
- وعنديwa-ʿindīand I have
- عملʿamalwork
- كثيرkathīra lot of
- حسناًḥasananOkay
- تقلقtaqlaqworry
- نلتقيnaltaqīwe meet
- فيfīin
- وقتwaqttime
- آخرākharanother
- جزيلاًjazīlanvery much
- قريباًqarībansoon
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