Inviting Other People to a Gathering

To invite someone to join a gathering next month, we can say:

我哋	下	個	月	會	一齊	食飯	呀	，
ngo5 dei6	haa6	go3	jyut6	wui5	jat1 cai4	sik6 faan6	aa3	,
we	next	CL	month	will	together	have meal	SP

你	去	唔	去	呀	？
nei5	heoi3	m4	heoi3	aa3	?
you	go	not	go	SP

We will have a meal together next month. Do you want to go?

我哋	下	個	月	會	一齊	食飯	呀	，
ngo5 dei6	haa6	go3	jyut6	wui5	jat1 cai4	sik6 faan6	aa3	,
we	next	CL	month	will	together	have meal	SP

你	join	唔	join	呀	？
nei5	join	m4	join	aa3	?
you	join	not	join	SP

We will have a meal together next month. Do you want to join?

We sometimes use the English word join to invite someone in this context.

下	個	月	幾多號 / 幾號	呀	？
haa6	go3	jyut6	gei2 do1 hou6 / gei2 hou6	aa3	?
next	CL	month	what day	SP

What day next month?

下	個	月	十號	呀	。
haa6	go3	jyut6	sap6 hou6	aa3	.
next	CL	month	10th	SP

The 10th of next month.

To invite someone to join a gathering next week, we can say:

我哋	下	個	星期	會	一齊	食飯	呀	，
ngo5 dei6	haa6	go3	sing1 kei4	wui5	jat1 cai4	sik6 faan6	aa3	,
we	next	CL	week	will	together	have meal	SP

你	去	唔	去	呀	？
nei5	heoi3	m4	heoi3	aa3	?
you	go	not	go	SP

We will have a meal together next week. Do you want to go?

我哋	下	個	星期	會	一齊	食飯	呀	，
ngo5 dei6	haa6	go3	sing1 kei4	wui5	jat1 cai4	sik6 faan6	aa3	,
we	next	CL	week	will	together	have meal	SP

你	join	唔	join	呀	？
nei5	join	m4	join	aa3	?
you	join	not	join	SP

We will have a meal together next week. Do you want to join?

下	個	星期幾	呀	？
haa6	go3	sing1 kei4 gei2	aa3	?
next	CL	what day of week	SP

What day of next week?

下	個	星期六	呀	。
haa6	go3	sing1 kei4 luk6	aa3	.
next	CL	Saturday	SP

Next Saturday.

To accept or reject the invitation, we can say:

Route A: Yes

好	呀	。
hou2	aa3	.
good	SP

Good. [= Sure.]

Route B: No

10.

我	嗰日	約	咗	人	喇	。
ngo5	go2 jat6	joek3	zo2	jan4	laa3	.
I	that day	arrange	AP	person	SP

I have already arranged to meet with someone that day.

[= I have already made plans with someone that day.]

11.

我	嗰日	要	返工	呀	。
ngo5	go2 jat6	jiu3	faan1 gung1	aa3	.
I	that day	need to	go to work	SP

I need to go to work that day.

12.

我	嗰日	要	返學	呀	。
ngo5	go2 jat6	jiu3	faan1 hok6	aa3	.
I	that day	need to	go to school	SP

I need to go to school that day.

13.

我	嗰日	要	同	屋企人	食飯	呀	。
ngo5	go2 jat6	jiu3	tung4	uk1 kei2 jan4	sik6 faan6	aa3	.
I	that day	need to	with	family members	have meal	SP

I need to have a meal with family members that day.

14.

噉	下	次	啦	。
gam2	haa6	ci3	laa1	.
then	next	time	SP

Next time then.

Route C: Reply later

15.

我	要	睇	下	我	個	schedule	，
ngo5	jiu3	tai2	haa5	ngo5	go3	schedule	,
I	need to	look	AP	I	CL	schedule

我	遲啲	覆	你	吖	。
ngo5	ci4 di1	fuk1	nei5	aa1	.
I	later	reply	you	SP

I need to have a look at my schedule.

Let me reply to you later.

We use the classifier 個 go3 with the English word schedule.

16.

好	呀	。
hou2	aa3	.
good	SP

Good. [= Sure.]

When we invite someone, the person may ask about the details of the gathering. Here are some common questions:

17.

(嗰日)	有	邊個	會	去	呀	？
(go2 jat6)	jau5	bin1 go3	wui5	heoi3	aa3	?
that day	have	who	will	go	SP

There will be who will go that day?

[= Who will go that day?]

18.

有	我	同	Eric	會	去	。
jau5	ngo5	tung4	Eric	wui5	heoi3	.
have	I	and	Eric	will	go

There will be me and Eric who will go.

[= Eric and I will go.]

19.

(嗰日)	仲	有	邊個	會	去	呀	？
(go2 jat6)	zung6	jau5	bin1 go3	wui5	heoi3	aa3	?
that day	in addition	have	who	will	go	SP

There will be who will go in addition that day?

[= Who will go in addition that day?]

20.

仲	有	Eric	會	去	。
zung6	jau5	Eric	wui5	heoi3	.
in addition	have	Eric	will	go

There will be Eric who will go in addition.

[= Eric will go in addition.]

21.

會	去	邊度	食	呀	？
wui5	heoi3	bin1 dou6	sik6	aa3	?
will	go	where	eat	SP

Where will we go to eat?

22.

會	去	旺角	食	。
wui5	heoi3	wong6 gok3	sik6	.
will	go	Mong Kok	eat

We will go to Mong Kok to eat.

23.

會	食	咩	呀	？
wui5	sik6	me1	aa3	?
will	eat	what	SP

What will we eat?

24.

會	食	日本	嘢	。
wui5	sik6	jat6 bun2	je5	.
will	eat	Japanese	thing

We will eat Japanese cuisine or food.

25.

會	去	邊	間	(餐廳)	食	呀	？
wui5	heoi3	bin1	gaan1	(caan1 teng1)	sik6	aa3	?
will	go	which	CL	(restaurant)	eat	SP

Which restaurant will we go to eat at?

26.

會	去	壽司人	食	。
wui5	heoi3	sau6 si1 jan4	sik6	.
will	go	Sushiet	eat

We will eat at Sushiet [a fictional restaurant].

27.

會	食	幾多點 / 幾點	呀	？
wui5	sik6	gei2 do1 dim2 / gei2 dim2	aa3	?
will	eat	what time	SP

What time will we eat?

28.

會	食	七	點	半	。
wui5	sik6	cat1	dim2	bun3	.
will	eat	7	o'clock	half

We will eat at 7:30.

29.

幾多點 / 幾點	喺	邊度	等	呀	？
gei2 do1 dim2 / gei2 dim2	hai2	bin1 dou6	dang2	aa3	?
what time	in	where	wait	SP

What time and where do we wait?

[= What time and where do we meet?]

30.

七	點	喺	旺角	地鐵	站	等	。
cat1	dim2	hai2	wong6 gok3	dei6 tit3	zaam6	dang2	.
7	o'clock	in	Mong Kok	subway	station	wait

We wait at Mong Kok Subway/MTR Station at 7:00.

[= We meet at Mong Kok Subway/MTR Station at 7:00.]

31.

好	，	噉	到時	見	啦	。
hou2	,	gam2	dou3 si4	gin3	laa1	.
good		then	at that time	see	SP

Good. Let’s see you at that time then.

32.

到時	見	。
dou3 si4	gin3	.
at that time	see

See you at that time.