Invitation

Invitation is a way to invite someone or more to go to a place or to do somethink.

There are two type of invitation

FORMAL INVITATION
Formal invitation is usually originate from Institutes, Companies and a kind of it. Normally formal invitation is written invitation.

INFORMAL INVITATION
Informal invitation is personal invitation given to a friend, family, etc. Informal invitation can be written invitation and verbal invitation.


This time we only discuss about Verbal
Invitation Extending (Mengundang)

For example:

 I would like to invite you to my birthday party.
 Would you like to come my house
 How would you like to go studying together
 If you are not busy, please try to come to my factory
 Are you free this evening?
 Let’s go to the Palangka Raya Fair
 Can you come?
 Please try to come
 We hope you’ll join us
 If you don’t have any other plans, would you come villa

Accepting (menerima)

o I’d love to I like that
o That sounds great
o Thank you for the invitation
o That would be wonderful
o I’d be glad to
o That sounds like fun
o It’s very nice of you to invite me
o It sounds interesting
o Thank you,I will come to your party
o Yes,I can come to your party
o Ok..!

DECLINING/REFUSING

• I’d love to, but I can’t
• I’m really sorry because I can’t come
• Sorry, I’m really busy
• I’d love to, but I won’t be able to
• I’d love to but I don’t think I can
• Sorry, maybe next time
• No, I can’t
• Sorry, I can’t to your party

Example

Happy Birthday

Please come to a party
To celebrate the sixth birthday
Of Eliza Keith Brown
Daughter of Mr. Andreas Keith Brown
Sunday, October 17th, 2009,
1.00p.m. – 3.00p.m.
West Landing Avenue Apt 25
425 Cupcake Lane
R.S.V.P. to Jeannie or Jose
975-258-3124