Meeting up with someone can be expressed by the verb retrouver.
Je retrouve mes amis devant le théâtre.
I meet up with my friends in front of the theater.
Où est‑ce que tu retrouves ton mari ?
Where do you meet up with your husband?
With forms of se, retrouver means to meet up with each other. We can also use forms of se before verbs like voir and rencontrer to mean see each other and meet each other.
On se retrouve à sept heures du soir.
We meet up (with each other) at 7 PM.
Nous nous voyons cet après‑midi à la réunion.
We’ll see each other this afternoon at the meeting.
Ils se sont rencontrés à l’école.
They met at school.
Recevoir means to receive something, but also to receive someone or to have someone over.
Nous recevons des cadeaux.
We receive gifts.
Il reçoit souvent des amis.
He often has friends over.
The present forms of recevoir are:
| je | reçois |
|---|---|
| tu | reçois |
| il / elle | reçoit |
| nous | recevons |
| vous | recevez |
| ils / elles | reçoivent |
However, when you have someone as a guest for a longer time, you use accueillir.
We have seen that we can use a question to make a suggestion, as in Tu m’aides à mettre la table ? We can also use on (followed by a question) and ça te/vous dit de... as a friendly invitation to do something.
On va au resto ce soir ?
What about going to a restaurant tonight?
Ça te dit d’aller au resto ce soir ?
What about going to a restaurant tonight?