# 6 Accepting or declining invitations

In this section you are going to look at how to accept and decline invitations informally in Spanish.

Here are some expressions you can use:

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For accepting: |
Vale | Okay
¡Estupendo! | Great!
¡Claro! | Sure!
Sí, me encantaría | Yes, I’d love to
¡Venga! | Let’s!
De acuerdo | Of course!
For declining: |
No, gracias. No me gusta… | No thanks, I don’t like…
No puedo porque tengo que trabajar | I can’t because I have to work
No me apetece | I don’t fancy it
Lo siento, no tengo tiempo | I’m sorry, I don’t have time

Notice that – as in English – an explanation is often added to a rejection in order to soften it.

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