Exercise 1: Refusals

Situation 1: Dialogue 2  (Refusing an offer)

The parts in red are the refusal expressions you’ve been asked to write down.

友達A: ね、ともこ、来週の土曜日、うちで鍋やるんだけど来ない？みんなも来るよ。  Ne, Tomoko, raishuuno doyoubi, uchide nabe yarundakedo konai?  Minnamo kuruyo.  ‘Hey, Tomoko, why don’t you come to my place for a nabe (hot  pot) party next Saturday?  There is going to be a crowd of people.’

友達B: えー、鍋！来週はね、バイトが入ってるの。  Ee, nabe!  Raishuuwane, baitoga haitteruno.   ‘Nabe party!  I have to work part-time.’

友達A: あ、バイトか、だったら仕方がないかもね。  A, baitoka, dattara shikataga nai kamone.  ‘Oh, if it’s work, you can’t really do anything about it.’

友達B: いやー、残念。また誘ってね。  Iyaa, zannen.  Mata sasottene.  ‘That’s too bad.  Invite me again some other time.’

友達A:うん。  Un.  ‘Sure.’