dì shí jiŭ kè yuē huì
第十九课 约会
Lesson Nineteen Appointment
lì li: mài kè, qĭng nĭ yŏu kòng dào wă jiā lái wánr.
丽丽： 麦克，请你有空到我家来玩儿。
Lili: If you have time, please come to my house, Mike.
mài kè: hăo de, nĭ shén me shí hòu zài jiā?
麦克： 好的，你什么时候在家？
Mike: Okay, I will. When will you be at home?
lì li: chú le gōng zuò, qí tā shí jiān wŏ dōu zài jiā.
丽丽： 除了工作，其它时间我都在家。
Lili: I'll be at home all the time except at my working hours.
mài kè: wŏ xīng qī tiān qù nĭ jiā hăo mā?
麦克： 我星期天去你家好吗？
Mike: May I visit you on next Sunday?
lì li: huān yíng, shàng wŭ hái shì xià wŭ?
丽丽： 欢迎，上午还是下午？
Lili: Yes, you are welcome. Morning or afternoon?
mài kè: xià wŭ kě yĭ ma?
麦克： 下午可以吗？
Mike: How about afternoon?

lì li:

 kě yĭ, nà wǒ men yī qĭ chī wăn fàn ba.
丽丽： 可以，那我们一起吃晚饭吧。
Lili: Okay. Let's have dinner together.
mài kè: xiè xiè, wŏ yī dìng qù.
麦克： 谢谢，我一定去。
Mike: Thank you, I will definitely be there.
Chinese people usually invite close relatives and good friends to eat or stay home. They provide cordial entertainment for guests. They are not likely to invite a guest without any preparations of entertainment.

约会 yuē huì: appointment

邀请 yāo qĭng: invite

空 kòng: free time, spare time

家 jiā: home

玩儿 wánr: play

除了 chú le: except

晚饭 wăn fàn: dinner, supper

一起 yī qĭ: together

上午 shàng wŭ: morning

下午 xià wŭ: afternoon

晚上 wăn shàng: evening