How would you say, "why don't you come over?"


I may be wrong but would 「そちらに来ない？」translate as "Do you want to come over?"
And does the Japanese language even use the word 「そちら」in that way?




そちら means in the direction opposite the speaker but near the intended
listener. Your phrasing is equivalent to saying something inconsistent like
'Come there'.

You want to use こちら, as that would indicate the location where you are at.

The word for 'want to' is missing from your Japanese example. As in English we
use the expression 'Do you wanna come over' as an invitation rather than a
question as to that person's desire to do so, what you really want to
translate is 'Won't you come here?', for which 「こちらに来ない？」would be appropriate
in a casual/friendly relationship.




そちら means in the direction opposite the speaker but near the intended
listener. Your phrasing is equivalent to saying something inconsistent like
'Come there'.

You want to use こちら, as that would indicate the location where you are at.

The word for 'want to' is missing from your Japanese example. As in English we
use the expression 'Do you wanna come over' as an invitation rather than a
question as to that person's desire to do so, what you really want to
translate is 'Won't you come here?', for which 「こちらに来ない？」would be appropriate
in a casual/friendly relationship.

