Learn how to make a polite invitation
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: Offering a Polite Invitation. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for making a polite invitation. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "Would you like to join our team?" |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? |
| Yasmine: [slow] Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? |
| Eric: The pattern for making a polite invitation has 3 elements. First, the polite form of "would you like to." |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to join" in the infinitive form. |
| Yasmine: joindre. |
| Eric: Third, the complement, in this case "our team." |
| Yasmine: notre équipe. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have "Would you like to join our team?" |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? [slow] Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? [normal] Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? |
| Eric: First you have the expression "would you like to," followed by a verb in the infinitive form, and then a complement. |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? |
| Eric: So remember, to make a polite invitation, first start with the expression "would you like to," followed by a verb in the infinitive form, and then the thing you want to invite someone to. |
| Eric: Here's another example meaning, "Would you like to come to the party?" First, the polite form of "would you like to." |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to come" in the infinitive form. |
| Yasmine: venir. |
| Eric: Third, a complement, in this case "to the party." |
| Yasmine: à la soirée. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous venir à la soirée? [slow] Aimeriez-vous venir à la soirée? [normal] Aimeriez-vous venir à la soirée? |
| Eric: "Would you like to come to the party?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous venir à la soirée? |
| Eric: How do you say - "Would you like to have lunch together?" To give you a hint, "to have lunch together" is... |
| Yasmine: déjeuner ensemble. [slow] déjeuner ensemble. [normal] déjeuner ensemble. |
| Eric: "Would you like to have lunch together?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous déjeuner ensemble? [slow] Aimeriez-vous déjeuner ensemble? [normal] Aimeriez-vous déjeuner ensemble? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous déjeuner ensemble? |
| REVIEW |
| Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in French. Here we go. |
| Eric: "Would you like to join our team?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? |
| Eric: "Would you like to come to the party?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous venir à la soirée? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous venir à la soirée? |
| Eric: "Would you like to have lunch together?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous déjeuner ensemble? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous déjeuner ensemble? |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for making a polite invitation, as in... |
| Yasmine: Aimeriez-vous joindre notre équipe? |
| Eric: meaning "Would you like to join our team?" |
| Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Yasmine: A la prochaine! |
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