Which English phrase best translates the German expression meaning to invite someone out on a date?

• A. to ask sb out
• B. to invite sb on a date
• C. to pick sb up
• D. to go out with sb

Answer: (A)

The essential idea is how to express inviting someone to share a date in English. The natural idiom is to ask someone out, meaning you extend the invitation for a date. This focuses on the act of proposing the outing itself, which is exactly what the German expression conveys. Saying someone is invited on a date is understandable but not the common way to express it in English; it sounds less idiomatic. A ride-along meaning (pick someone up) describes picking them up, not inviting them; and going out with someone describes a dating relationship rather than making the invitation. A typical usage would be, “Would you like to go out with me?” or “I’d like to ask you out.”