How to ask someone out via text in English | Learn English with Cambridge
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Hello, everyone.
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My name’s George,
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and today we’re going to learn
how to ask someone out
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on a date via text.
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Last week, I was looking
through a dating app
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when I found someone
that I really fancied.
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I asked her what
her favourite colour was.
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She said it was green.
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My favourite colour is green.
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She said she liked the Beatles.
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I like the Beatles.
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It was true, I was in love.
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But I didn’t know
how to ask her out on a date,
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so I went back home back
to England to ask my friends
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and family for some advice.
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I asked my best friend Charlie.
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Hi, Charlie.
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Oh, God.
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Oh, no.
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Who are you?
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I’m your best friend.
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No, you’re not.
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How can I ask
someone out via text?
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Ask them, are you
busy this weekend?
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Are you busy this weekend?
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I asked my brother Will.
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Hi, Will.
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Oh, it’s you.
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Why is this microphone
in my face?
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What are you doing?
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How can I ask
a girl out via text?
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I don’t know.
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Are you free this weekend?
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Are you free this weekend?
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This means do you have
time this weekend?
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And I asked a man on a bench.
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Are you up for doing
something this weekend?
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Are you up for doing
something this weekend?
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This means are you interested
in doing something this weekend?
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The best way to ask someone out
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on a date is to ask them
if they’re busy first,
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using some of these expressions.
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This makes it easier
for them to say no,
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if they’re not interested.
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If they are interested,
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you can invite them
to do something together,
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using these expressions.
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Then say, do you fancy a coffee?
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Do you fancy a coffee?
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Do you want to go to the cinema?
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Do you want to go to the cinema?
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Are you up for watching a film?
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Are you up for watching a film?
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If you know of any other ways
to ask someone out on a date,
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please let me know
in the comments section.
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And don’t forget
to like the video
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