A1 · Lesson 071

Invitations & making plans

Invite someone, agree on details and respond honestly.

By the end of this lesson

Make a simple invitation, agree when and where to meet, and confirm or decline politely.

Learn practical questions with their complete replies, then use them in two everyday exchanges.

Say this now

Say as a manyàak bpai thîao sùt sàp daa née mǎi khrápอยากไปเที่ยวสุดสัปดาห์นี้ไหมครับ

Say as a womanyàak bpai thîao sùt sàp daa née mǎi kháอยากไปเที่ยวสุดสัปดาห์นี้ไหมคะ

Complete polite forms are shown for both speakers; friends may use a more relaxed register once they know each other.

Sentence shape: would like to go out → this weekend → question → polite ending

Say as a man: sentence pieces

would like to go outyàak bpai thîaoอยากไปเที่ยว

this weekendsùt sàp daa néeสุดสัปดาห์นี้

questionmǎiไหม

polite endingkhrápครับ

Say as a woman: sentence pieces

would like to go outyàak bpai thîaoอยากไปเที่ยว

this weekendsùt sàp daa néeสุดสัปดาห์นี้

questionmǎiไหม

polite endingkháคะ

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Recognise the words and their meaning.

Choose a response and build a sentence.

Follow a complete exchange.

Match taught words and phrases to meanings.

Understand the same language by ear.

Bring the useful language back from memory.