Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 8

Invitations and refusals: hearing a polite “no”

誘さそってくれてありがとう。でも、その日ひはちょっと……。

Refusals rarely say “no”: 「ちょっと……」「また今度こんど」「〜はいいかな」「行いけたら行いく」. Hear whether they go, to which part, and why.

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In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: whether they go, to which part, and why
  2. 02How speech sounds: inviting and refusing
  3. 03Listen through once: an invitation to a fireworks display
  4. 04Scene tips: the order of a refusal

Practice

  • Key-point comprehension: going or not, and why
  • Task-based comprehension: after a refusal, what next?
  • Quick response: one line about inviting and refusing
  • What does it mean?
  • Match the expressions with their meanings
  • Choose what sounds natural

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