A night out with friends
Vocabulary
- fiestaparty
- invitarto invite
- traerto bring
- celebrarto celebrate
- bailarto dance
- beberto drink
- charlarto chat
- invitadoguest
- anfitriónhost
- pasarlo biento have a good time
¿Te apetece...? — Offering, accepting, declining
Offering / Suggesting
¿Te apetece + infinitive/noun? is a very common way to offer something or suggest an activity. It literally means "Do you fancy...?"
Example: "¿Te apetece bailar?" → "Do you fancy dancing?"
Example: "¿Te apetece una copa?" → "Do you fancy a drink?"
You can also use:
- ¿Quieres + infinitive? → Do you want to...?
- ¿Te gustaría + infinitive? → Would you like to...? (more formal)
Accepting
- ¡Sí, me apetece mucho! → Yes, I'd love to!
- ¡Claro que sí! → Of course!
- ¡Genial! → Great!
- ¡Venga, vamos! → Come on, let's go!
Declining politely
- No, gracias, no me apetece. → No thanks, I don't feel like it.
- Mejor no, estoy cansado/a. → Better not, I'm tired.
- Quizás más tarde. → Maybe later.
Tip: "Apetecer" works like "gustar" — the thing you fancy is the subject:
- Me apetece una copa. (singular)
- Me apetecen unas tapas. (plural)
Expressions
- ¿Te apetece venir a la fiesta?To invite someone to a party
- ¡Lo estamos pasando genial!To say you're having a great time
- ¿Puedo traer algo?To offer to bring something as a guest
- ¡Venga, vamos a bailar!To encourage someone to dance
- Gracias por invitarme.To thank someone for the invitation
- ¡Lo hemos pasado muy bien!To say you had a great time (after the event)
Common mistakes
¿Te apetece a venir?¿Te apetece venir?The verb "apetecer" is followed directly by the infinitive, with no preposition. Do not add "a" between apetecer and the infinitive.
Pasarlo bueno.Pasarlo bien."Pasarlo bien" is a fixed expression that uses the adverb "bien", not the adjective "bueno". You cannot substitute one for the other.
Sí, me apetece mucha.Sí, me apetece mucho."Mucho" functions here as an adverb (invariable), not an adjective. It modifies the verb "apetecer", so it does not agree in gender.
La fiesta fue muy bien.La fiesta estuvo muy bien.To describe how an experience or temporary state went, use "estar" not "ser". "Fue" (ser) describes identity, "estuvo" (estar) describes a lived experience.
Quick quiz
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