A2 · Section 10 of 10

Come with us?

Invite, accept, and politely decline.

Ti va di…? is the friendly invite; volentieri and purtroppo accept and decline without hurting anyone.

• ti va di prendere un caffè?

  (tee vah dee prehn-deh-reh oon kahf-feh)

  = do you feel like getting a coffee?

• volentieri!

  (voh-lehn-tyeh-reh)

  = gladly!

• purtroppo non posso

  (poor-trohp-poh nohn pohs-soh)

  = unfortunately I cannot

• a che ora?

  (ah keh oh-rah)

  = at what time?