Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

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62 Invitations, requests, and refusals

1 Accept each of the following invitations. More than one answer may be possible.

a. ઞᵡᡇ䈭֖ⵁ⭫ᖧθླ੍ϋ

ઞᵡᡇ䄁֖ⵁ䴱ᖧθླఄϋ

Zhdumò wi qhng nh kàn diànyhng, hfo ma?

I invite you to see a movie this weekend, okay?

b. ж䎭௓ᶥૌ஗θᙄѾṭϋ

ж䎭௓ᶥૌ஗θᙄ哳⁙ϋ

Ycqh hb bbi kafbi, zgnmeyàng?

Let’s have a cup of coffee together, okay?

c. жඍݵਹѠ׵侣੝θᡇ䈭ᇘȾ

ж຀ވਹف׵伥੝θᡇ䄁ᇘȾ

Yckuàr chc gè biànfàn ba, wi qhng kè.

Let’s have a bite to eat, my treat.

d. Აр䐕ᡇৱ੢丩҆Ր੝θᡇᴿњᕖ車Ⱦ

Აр䐕ᡇৱ㚳丩‸ᴹ੝θᡇᴿޟᕫ車Ⱦ

Wfnshang gbn wi qù tcng ycnyuèhuì ba, wi yiu lifng zhang piào.

Come with me to hear a concert tonight. I have two tickets.

e. с᱕ᵕᡇ䈭֖ⵁ䏩⨹䎑θླ੍ϋ

с᱕ᵕᡇ䄁֖ⵁ䏩⨹䌳θླఄϋ

Xià xcngqc wi qhng nh kàn zúqiú sài, hfo ma?

I’m inviting you to watch the football game with me next week, okay?

➪ 62.1.2

2 Give a ‘face-saving’ refusal for each of the following invitations and requests
based on the cue that follows each invitation.
a. ઞᵡᡇ䈭֖ⵁ⭫ᖧθླ੍ϋ (the inviter needn’t be so polite)
䙧ᵡᡇ䄁֖ⵁ䴱ᖧθླఄϋ
Zhdumò wi qhng nh kàn diànyhng, hfo ma?
I invite you to see a movie this weekend, okay?