Japanese Conversation · Level 86
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Japanese word
招待
Pronunciation
Romajishōtai
Meaning
- nouninvitation
Example
友達の誕生日会に招待されました。tomo dachi no tan jō nichi kai ni shō tai sa re ma shi ta
I was invited to my friend's birthday party.
More examples
友達を映画に招待しました。tomo dachi o ei ga ni shō tai shi ma shi ta
I invited my friend to a movie.
Core concept
Centers on asking someone to join an event or visit a place as a guest.
Common phrases
招待を受けるshō tai o u ke ru
accept an invitation
招待に応じるshō tai ni ō ji ru
respond to an invitation
招待を断るshō tai o kotowa ru
decline an invitation
Similar words
誘いsasoi: A request or proposal for someone to join an event or go somewhere.
Definition in Japanese
人を催しや集まりなどに客として来るように勧めること。hito o moyō shi ya atsu ma ri na do ni kyaku to shi te ku ru yō ni susu me ru ko to
Word origin
As a Sino-Japanese compound, 招待 (shōtai) combines 招 (shō, "invite") and 待 (tai, "receive"), forming the sense of inviting someone as a guest.
Usage tips
- In everyday English, invitation is the standard noun and invite is mainly the verb, while Japanese uses 招待 (shōtai) as a noun and 招待する (shōtai suru) as its verb form.
Related words
- 招待するshōtaisuruinviteverb