Inviting someone who might cancel in German

1. 1
   einladen/ˈaɪ̯nlaːdən/

   to inviteverb

   To ask someone to come to a get-together or celebration.
2. 2
   zusagen/ˈtsuːzaːɡən/

   to confirmverb

   To tell someone that you'll really come.
3. 3
   absagen/ˈapzaːɡən/

   to cancelverb

   To respond to an invitation saying you won't come.
4. 4

   vielleichtmaybe

5. 5

   Lustdesire, urge

6. 6

   spontanspontaneous

7. 7

   verhindertunable to make it

8. 8

   Ausredeexcuse

9. 9

   verschiebento reschedule

10. 10

    schadea shame

The sentences3 of 10

1. Ich möchte dich zu einem Abendessen einladen.

   I'd like to invite you to dinner.

2. Kannst du mir bis morgen Abend zusagen?

   Can you confirm with me by tomorrow evening?

3. Bitte sag mir rechtzeitig, wenn du absagen willst.

   Please let me know in time if you need to cancel.

Pronunciation

• zusagen/ˈtsuːzaːɡən/

  The z at the start sounds like ts, and the u after it is long.

• absagen/ˈapzaːɡən/

  The b in ab- sounds like p, so it's pronounced 'aps-'.

Questions

How do you invite someone to dinner in German?

You can say 'Ich möchte dich zu einem Abendessen einladen,' using the verb einladen, to invite.