A useful invitation names the topic, time and place before asking whether your colleague is available.

The idea

Use 会議かいぎに参加さんかしませんか to invite someone politely: に marks the meeting participated in, and the negative question offers an invitation. Ask ご都合つごうがいいですか to check availability.

Patterns to compare
JapaneseMeaning
田中たなかさんも会議かいぎに参加さんかしませんか。Would you like to attend the meeting too, Tanaka?
その時間じかんはご都合つごうがいいですか。Is that time convenient for you?
参加さんかできない場合ばあいは、お知しらせください。If you cannot attend, please let me know.

Examples

  • 明日あした、新あたらしいプロジェクトの会議かいぎがあります。There is a meeting about the new project tomorrow.
  • 午後ごご二時にじに会議室かいぎしつで始はじまります。It starts at two in the afternoon in the meeting room.
  • 田中たなかさんも会議かいぎに参加さんかしませんか。Would you like to attend the meeting too, Tanaka?
  • その時間じかんはご都合つごうがいいですか。Is that time convenient for you?
  • はい、参加さんかできます。Yes, I can attend.
  • 参加さんかできない場合ばあいは、お知しらせください。If you cannot attend, please let me know.

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Watch out

しませんか is an invitation, not a statement that the colleague will not participate. Give a clear time and place so they can decide.

Try it yourself

  1. 「会議かいぎ＿参加さんかしませんか。」（に／を）

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    に

    に marks the meeting as the activity one participates in.

  2. 「午後ごご二時にじに会議室かいぎしつで＿。」（始はじまります／終おわります）

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    始まります

    始まります means “starts”; 終わります means “ends”.

  3. 「参加さんかできない場合ばあいは、お知しらせ＿。」（ください／でした）

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    ください

    ください makes お知らせ a polite request to let you know.

Use it today

Invite a colleague to a project meeting. Give its time and place, ask if they can attend and request a reply if they cannot.