Elementary · scenario 68 of 84
Decline an invitation politely
Turn down an invitation gracefully and give a simple reason.
The situation A friend just invited you out. Let them know you can't make it.

The dialogue
Words in this scenario
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 晚上wǎnshangevening
- 我们wǒmenwe
- 一起yìqǐtogether
- 去qùgo
- 吃晚饭chīwǎnfànhave dinner
- 吧ba(question particle)
- 谢谢xièxiethank you
- 你nǐyou
- 的de(particle)
- 邀请yāoqǐnginvitation
- 但是dànshìbut
- 我wǒI
- 有事yǒushìbe busy
- 不能bùnéngcannot
- 没关系méiguānxino problem
- 要yàowant
- 忙mángbusy
- 什么shénmewhat
- 加班jiābānwork overtime
- 最近zuìjìnnearest
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 有点累yǒudiǎnlèia bit tiring
- 这样zhèyànglike this
- 啊a(modal particle)
- 那nàthen
- 太tàitoo
- 可惜kěxīa pity
- 了le(particle)
- 改天gǎitiānanother day
- 再zàiagain
- 好hǎowell
- 真zhēnreally
- 不好意思bùhǎoyìsiexcuse me
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 一定yídìngdefinitely
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