Maybe next time
Conversation phrases, Stage 3chunk 10 of 21Plans and invitations
Lets you leave the door open when you can't or won't commit.
- mata kondonext time; another time
- kondo sasotteinvite me next time
- ki ga muitaraif I feel like it
Mix-ups mata kondo can be a polite no rather than a real promise.
mata kondo
next time; another time
Puts a plan off to some later time; also the soft way to turn down an invitation.
Often a polite no: don't expect a date to follow.
kyou wa muri da kedo, mata kondo ne.
I can't today, but next time.
今日は無理だけど、また今度ね。
kyou wa chotto... mata kondo onegai shimasu.
Today's a bit... maybe another time.
今日はちょっと…また今度お願いします。
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kondo sasotte
polite kondo sasotte kudasai
invite me next time
Softens a no: you can't make it this time but want to be asked again. Also said when you hear about a fun outing you missed.
Sasou is 'to invite'; 'sasotte kurete arigatou' is 'thanks for inviting me'.
kyou wa muri da kedo, mata kondo sasotte.
I can't today, but invite me next time.
今日は無理だけど、また今度誘って。
zannen desu. mata kondo sasotte kudasai.
That's a shame. Please invite me next time.
残念です。また今度誘ってください。
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ki ga muitara
if I feel like it
A non-committal maybe about going or doing something; it can work as a polite no.
Ki ga muku = to feel inclined. Also an easygoing invite: 'ki ga muitara kite ne' (come if you feel like it).
ki ga muitara iku kamo.
I might go if I feel like it.
気が向いたら行くかも。
ki ga muitara, itsu demo asobi ni kite kudasai.
Drop by any time you feel like it.
気が向いたら、いつでも遊びに来てください。
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