LinguaInviting a friend
Two ways to invite. هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ…؟ – do you want to…? It works like أُحِبُّ أَنْ: after أَنْ the verb ends in -a. And مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي…؟ – how about…?, literally “what is your opinion of…?”, followed by a noun.
هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى السِّينَمَا؟Do you want to go to the cinema?
مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي الْمَعْرِضِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ؟How about the exhibition on Friday?
Yes or no, politely
| Phrase | Meaning |
|---|---|
| بِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ | with pleasure – yes |
| فِكْرَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ | good idea – yes |
| آسِفٌ، أَنَا مَشْغُولٌ | sorry, I’m busy – no |
| لِلْأَسَفِ، عِنْدِي مَوْعِدٌ | unfortunately, I have an appointment – no |
Then you agree on a place and a time: نَلْتَقِي – we meet, let’s meet. نَلْتَقِي أَمَامَ السِّينَمَا فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ – let’s meet in front of the cinema at seven. غَدًا – tomorrow.
هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى الْحَفْلَةِ غَدًا؟ – لِلْأَسَفِ، أَنَا مَشْغُولٌ.Do you want to go to the party tomorrow? – Unfortunately, I’m busy.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| مَا رَأْيُكَ؟ | what do you think? how about…? | مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي السِّينَمَا؟ How about the cinema? |
| بِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ | with pleasure | نَعَمْ، بِكُلِّ سُرُورٍ! Yes, with pleasure! |
| فِكْرَة | idea | الْفِكْرَةُ سَهْلَةٌ. The idea is simple. |
| مَوْعِد | appointment, set time | مَوْعِدٌ مَعَ الْمُدِيرِ an appointment with the manager |
| اِلْتَقَى | to meet | نَلْتَقِي فِي الْمَقْهَى. We meet at the café. |
| سِينَمَا | cinema | السِّينَمَا قَرِيبَةٌ. The cinema is close. |
| حَفْلَة | party, celebration | حَفْلَةٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ a party at home |
| مَعْرِض | exhibition, fair | مَعْرِضُ الْكُتُبِ the book fair |
| مَشْغُول | busy | الطَّبِيبُ مَشْغُولٌ. The doctor is busy. |
| آسِف | sorry (said by a man) | آسِفٌ، أَنَا مُتْعَبٌ. Sorry, I am tired. |
| لِلْأَسَفِ | unfortunately | لِلْأَسَفِ، لَا. Unfortunately, no. |
| غَدًا | tomorrow | نَلْتَقِي غَدًا. See you tomorrow. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 2
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which word means “party, celebration”?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.