Suggesting Inviting Other People to a Gathering

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To suggest inviting other people to a gathering, we can say:

1.

我哋	叫	唔	叫	其他	人	呀	？
ngo5 dei6	giu3	m4	giu3	kei4 taa1	jan4	aa3	?
we	invite	not	invite	other	person	SP

Should we invite other people?

2.

好	呀	，	你	想	叫	邊個	呀	？
hou2	aa3	,	nei5	soeng2	giu3	bin1 go3	aa3	?
good	SP		you	want to	invite	who	SP

Good. [=Sure.] Who do you want to invite?

3.

不如	叫	埋	Jason	吖	。
bat1 jyu4	giu3	maai4	Jason	aa1	.
why not	invite	VP	Jason	SP

Why don’t we invite Jason as well?

VP = Verbal particle

Route A: Yes

4.

好	呀	，	叫	埋	Jason	吖	。
hou2	aa3	,	giu3	maai4	Jason	aa1	.
good	SP		invite	VP	Jason	SP

Good. Let’s invite Jason as well.

5.

噉	我	一陣	問	下	佢	吖	。
gam2	ngo5	jat1 zan6	man6	haa5	keoi5	aa1	.
then	I	in a moment	ask	AP	him	SP

Let me ask him in a moment then.

We often add the aspect particle 下 haa5 after the verb 問 man6 to indicate we will ask someone something casually.

6.

好	呀	。
hou2	aa3	.
good	SP

Good.

Route B: No

7.

唔	好	喇	，	我	唔係好	想	同	Jason	食	呀	。
m4	hou2	laa3	,	ngo5	m4 hai6 hou2	soeng2	tung4	Jason	sik6	aa3	.
not	good	SP		I	not very	want to	with	Jason	eat	SP

Not good. [= I don’t think so.] I don’t want to eat with Jason very much.

8.

噉	算啦	。
gam2	syun3 laa1	.
then	never mind

Never mind then.

We can also suggest inviting specific people directly:

9.

我哋	叫	唔	叫	埋	Jason	呀	？
ngo5 dei6	giu3	m4	giu3	maai4	Jason	aa3	?
we	invite	not	invit]	VP	Jason	SP

Should we invite Jason as well?