Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve... When festivals come, will you be invited to a friend’s home, or will you take the initiative to invite friends to your home for dinner or a party?

Gabby Wallace, a lecturer at Go Natural English, proposed five common questions when visiting a friend's home. Using these questions to ask the host at the appropriate time will not only allow you to express your feelings in a more authentic way Questions can also show that you are a polite guest! 1. “What can / should I bring? “

When you are invited to a friend’s home for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, you can politely ask the other person: “Should I bring something?” "Excuse me, what is this dish? "

In addition to the most well-known turkey dinner, Thanksgiving also has other special dishes. Authentic cuisine. If as a foreigner you don't know what a certain dish is called, you can say: "Sorry, what is this dish?" 3. "Could you please pass that dish / the stuffing? "

< p> Compared with the round table that is common at wedding banquets in Taiwan, Americans usually put food on a long table on Thanksgiving Day. If you want to eat a certain dish but need help from others, you can ask: "Can you help me?" Pass me that dish?"

4. "Mmm... this is so delicious! " or "My pliments to the chef! "

If you want to express your appreciation for a certain dish For appreciation, you can use the former to express: "This dish is delicious!" or the latter (more authentic way of saying it) to express your appreciation for the person who cooked or prepared the dish.

5. “Can I help clean up? “

You can also use “Can I help with the dishes? “ and “Can I help put some things away? “ If after dinner, you want to help the host When clearing the table or washing the dishes, you can ask him/her: "Can I help clean up?" or "Can I help clean up?" or "Can I help clean up, christmas?" , could you please pass the dish?, delicious, my pliments to the chef!, new year, stuffing, thanksgiving, what can I bring, what is this dish, what should I bring, guest English, festival English, festival English