Envitasyon yo : ki jan pou aksepte ak ki jan pou refize avèk politès
Ki jan pou envite an angle, aksepte ak chalè epi refize san sonnen brital : dènye bagay sa a se pi difisil la.
Envite yon moun manje dine, al nan sinema oswa al kouri fasil. Difikilte a se refi an : yon no sèk sonnen pi brital an angle pase ekivalan li nan anpil lòt lang.
Ki jan pou envite
- Would you like to come for dinner on Friday? (estanda, pwoli)
- Do you want to get a coffee? (familye, ant zanmi)
- How about Saturday? / What about lunch instead?
- Are you free on Thursday?
- We were wondering if you'd like to join us. (chalèrèz, yon ti jan pi fòmèl)
- Do you fancy a coffee? (britanik, familye e trè souvan)
Ki jan pou aksepte
Aksepte ak yon ti antouzyasm : yon yes sèk sonnen tankou yon favè ou bay a kontrè.
- I'd love to, thanks! (tankou « avèk plezi »)
- That sounds great.
- Yes, please — what time?
- Sure, why not? (familye)
- Count me in. (familye, chalèrèz)
Refi a : yon modèl an twa pati
Se sa ki pi enpòtan. Yon refi pwoli an angle prèske toujou gen twa pati :
1. Remèsiman oswa regrè → 2. Refi → 3. Rezon kout
Thanks so much, but I can't make Friday — I'm away that weekend.
That's really kind, but I'm afraid I'm busy then.
I'd love to, but I've already got plans.
« I'd love to, but… » se fòmil refi ki pi itil an angle.
Lòt mo ki adousi ki itil : I'm afraid…, Unfortunately…, I don't think I can… Atansyon : I'm afraid vle di « malerezman », « mwen pè sa pa posib » nan sans politès la ; li pa eksprime yon vrè laperèz.
Sa ki sonnen brital
❌ No. ❌ No, I don't want. ❌ I can't. Goodbye.
Tout sa kòrèk nan gramè. Men yo sonnen frèt, paske pa gen remèsiman ni rezon.
Pwopoze yon alternativ
Si ou ta renmen wè moun nan yon lòt lè, di sa ; si pa sa, yo entèprete refi a kòm « pa envite m ankò » :
- Could we do next week instead?
- How about Sunday?
- Another time, definitely.
Refi vag la
Moun ki pale angle depi yo piti souvan refize san yo pa bay yon vrè rezon, e vaguite sa a konprann byen :
Sorry, I've got something on that evening.
I'm afraid I can't make it.
Pesonn pa pral mande ou presize « something » sa a. Se egzakteman fason politès pou refize san bay eksplikasyon. Fraz kreyòl « Mwen gen yon bagay pou m fè » mache menm jan an.
« Petèt » dousman an
Angle gen tout yon seri fraz pou « pwobableman non, men m pa fèmen pòt la nèt » :
- I'll let you know.
- Can I get back to you?
- I'll see how the week goes.
- Possibly — I'll have to check.
Moun ki pale angle depi yo piti entèprete sa kòm yon enklinasyon pou refize. Si ou vle di « wi » vre, di l klèman ; si ou vle di « non », nenpòt nan fraz sa yo pi dou pase yon refi dirèk.
Pa ekri
Envitasyon ak repons ekri yo pi fòmalize :
| Nan envitasyon an | Ou reponn |
|---|---|
| RSVP by 1 May | reponn nan tout ka, anvan dat sa a |
| Please let us know if you can attend | I'd be delighted to attend. |
| You're warmly invited to… | Thank you for the invitation. |
| yon refi fòmèl | Unfortunately I won't be able to attend, but thank you for thinking of me. |
RSVP vle di yo tann yon repons, kit ou vini kit ou pa vini. Silans pa konte kòm yon repons. Sigl la soti nan fransè (« Répondez s'il vous plaît ») e li gen menm sans lan an angle.
Yon kòlèg ak yon zanmi : envitasyon diferan
Diferans lan sitou nan maj ou kite pou refize a :
- Bay yon zanmi : Fancy a coffee?
- Bay yon kòlèg : If you're free, a few of us are getting lunch — you'd be very welcome.
Dezyèm opsyon an bay lòt moun nan yon pòt soti ki pa mande okenn eksplikasyon, e sa konte pi plis lè moun yo konnen yo mwens.
Rezon an pa bezwen vre, li dwe egziste. I'm afraid I've got something on pa kominike anyen konkrè, e se nòmal: fonksyon li se montre refi a gen rapò ak sitiyasyon ou, se pa ak lòt moun nan. Yon refi san okenn rezon entèprete kòm yon refi moun nan, e se poutèt sa yon no sèk frape tèlman fò.
Refize ak chalè
A: A few of us are going for dinner Friday — do you want to come?
B: Oh, I'd love to, but I'm away that weekend. Thanks for asking, though.
A: No worries. Next time.
B: Definitely — let me know when you're going again.
Regrè, refi, rezon, remèsiman ak yon pòt ouvè pou lavni. Pesonn pa kite sou kote.
Teste sa ou konnen
Tès ki anba a fè diferans ant ki repons ki pwoli ak ki repons ki sonnen brital.