Invitations & Making Plans

Do you have any plans for the weekend, or are you free?

A standard way to check someone's schedule before inviting them.

Is anything exciting happening tonight?

A relaxed, conversational way to ask a friend what they are doing.

Would you like to grab a coffee with me tomorrow?

Use 'har du lyst til' (do you have the desire to) for friendly, open invitations.

Do you want to come out and have a beer after work?

Very common among colleagues or friends at the end of the workweek.

Yes, I'd love to! That sounds like a very nice plan.

A warm, polite way to accept an invitation.

I'm in! Just say when and where.

Enthusiastic and informal; implies you are ready for anything.

Unfortunately I can't, because I have already promised to help a friend.

Softens a refusal by giving a clear, polite reason using the present perfect tense.

Thank you so much for the invitation, but unfortunately I am busy that day.

Good for more formal settings or when declining someone you don't know well.

Where and when are you thinking we should meet?

Leaves the decision open to the other person.

How about meeting outside the station around five o'clock?

A direct but relaxed way to propose a specific time and location.

That time unfortunately suits me a bit badly. Can we meet a little later?

Polite phrasing to negotiate a better time without rejecting the plan entirely.

Seven o'clock works perfectly. See you then!

Clear and simple confirmation of the suggested time.

Then we'll say that! Looking forward to seeing you.

'Da sier vi det sånn' translates to 'then we say it like that' and functions as 'it's a deal'.

I will send you a message when I am on my way.

A practical and extremely common way to wrap up the conversation after making plans.