In Canada and the United States , people enjoy entertaining at home . They often invite friends over for a meal , a party , or just for coffee and conversation .
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:
``Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night ?``
``Hey , we`re having a party on Friday . Can you come ?``
To reply to an invitation , either say thank you and accept , or say you`re sorry and give an excuse:
``Thanks, I`d love to . What time would you like me to come?`` or ``Oh , sorry . I`ve tickets for a movie .``
Sometimes , however , people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations , For example:
參考答案:在加拿大和美国，人们喜欢在家里款待（别人）。他们经常邀请朋友们来吃饭、聚会（开PARTY）、或者只是喝咖啡、谈话（聊天）。
这里有一些当人们邀请别人去自己家时说的话：“你愿意星期六晚上过来吃晚饭吗？”“嗨，我们要开个聚会（PARTY），你来吗？”
答复一个邀请，要么感谢并接受（邀请），要么说声抱歉并拒绝：“谢谢，我很愿意去。你觉得我什么时候去（合适）？”或者“啊，对不起。我已经买了电影票了。”
有时候，人们使用一些听起来像是邀请但其实并不是真正邀请的词句，例如：