Unidad 8 - 8B

Guest

[ Sustantivo ]

/gɛst/ or /gest/

g

g

ue

ɛ

s

s

t

t

invitado

someone who is invited to visit someone else's home or attend a social event

To invite

[ Verbo ]

/ɪn.vaɪt/ or /in.vait/

i

ɪ

n

n

v

v

i

aɪ

t

t

e

invitar

to make a formal or friendly request to someone to come somewhere or join something

To accept

[ Verbo ]

/æk.sɛpt/ or /āk.sept/

a

æ

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

p

p

t

t

(consentir)

aceptar

to say yes to what is asked of you or offered to you

Invitation

[ Sustantivo ]

/ɪn.vɪ.teɪ.ʃən/ or /in.vi.tei.shēn/

i

ɪ

n

n

v

v

i

ɪ

t

t

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

invitación

a written or spoken request to someone, asking them to attend a party or event

To refuse

[ Verbo ]

/rɪ.fjuz/ or /ri.fyooz/

r

r

e

ɪ

f

f

u

ju

s

z

e

rehusar

to say or show one's unwillingness to do something that someone has asked

To arrive

[ Verbo ]

/ə.raɪv/ or /ē.raiv/

a

ə

rr

r

i

aɪ

v

v

e

llegar

to reach a location, particularly as an end to a journey

Early

[ Adjetivo ]

/ɜr.li/ or /ēr.li/

ea

ɜ

r

r

l

l

y

i

temprano

happening or done before the usual or scheduled time

On time

[ Adverbio ]

/ˌɑn ˈtaɪm/

a tiempo

Collocation

exactly at the specified time, neither late nor early

Late

[ Adjetivo ]

/leɪt/ or /leit/

l

l

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(atrasado)

tarde

doing or happening after the time that is usual or expected

To greet

[ Verbo ]

/gri:t/ or /grit/

g

g

r

r

ee

i:

t

t

(recibir)

saludar

to give someone a sign of welcoming or a polite word when meeting them

To shake hands

[ Frase ]

/ʃˈeɪk hˈændz/

N/A

Collocation

to take hold of someone else's hand with one's own and then move them up and down as a gesture of greeting, congratulations, or agreement

To bow

[ Verbo ]

/baʊ/ or /baoo/

b

b

o

a

w

ʊ

(hacer una reverencia)

inclinarse

to bend the head or move the upper half of the body forward to show respect or as a way of greeting

To kiss

[ Verbo ]

/kɪs/ or /kis/

k

k

i

ɪ

ss

s

besar

to touch someone else's lips or other body parts with one's lips to show love, sexual desire, respect, etc.