Episode 88 This Is How You Ask People To Go Out For Food In English

In this episode we talk about the different phrases you might say to go out with your colleagues for food. We'll also talk about some of the cultural differences around food. As I mentioned in this episode, some phrases such as 'I want to have dinner with you,' 'Will you have dinner with me?' And 'I want to go out with you'. Are culturally accepted to be about asking someone to go out on a date in the West. If you scroll back you will find Episode 5 Dating Vocabulary ...or Don't Panic which covers even more of the vocabulary and culture around dating in English. I hope you find it useful. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. As I mentioned in this episode, some phrases such as 'I want to have dinner with you,' 'Will you have dinner with me?' And 'I want to go out with you'. Are culturally accepted to be about asking someone to go out on a date in the West. If you want to go out for lunch with your colleagues you could try: Let's all have lunch together. Have you had lunch yet? Where's good to eat around here? I need some lunch, want to come with? Where shall we eat? Are you ready for lunch? And when the food arrives you might say: Let's eat! Dig in! Remember, we usually wait until all of the meals have arrived before we start eating. Additionally, we rarely share food. Of course if someone offers with 'would you like some?' or 'would you like to try?' You can have some of their food, but this is usually a one-off offer. In general we just eat the food on our plates and the only shared items are things like bread, gravy, salt and pepper and ketchup. I mentioned the movie Love Actually. It's a Christmas movie based in the UK so you can see all the things we do at Christmas. Additional Vocabulary Has a crush on you - somebody likes you ...more than a friend Somebody who fancies you - same as 'crush' but very British Somebody's leaving the office - in this way we mean somebody has quit their job Pause in time - to wait It's not my forte - it's not something I'm good at