having a friend over for dinner

Vocabulary

invite someone to your house

have someone over

should I bring something to your party

what can I bring?

look forward to something

can’t wait

(a compliment when visiting someone’s house after an absence)

love what one has done with the place

let me introduce someone to you again

you remember someone

of course I remember (polite after reintroductions)

how could I forget?

dinner is ready, please be seated

dinner is served

where would you like us to sit?

where would you like us?

do better than what one has done in the past

outdo oneself

thank you for the compliment

it was nothing

are you ready for something

do you have room for something?

very very full

stuffed

demand something forcefully

insist

make something from original ingredients

make something from scratch

it is time for us to leave (polite)

we should be going