Dating Apps

1. Mi a mirabo riba Tinder

   Mi a mi-ra-bo ri-ba Tin-der

   I saw you on Tinder

   Usage

   Reaching out to someone you found on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "a mirá" forms the past tense; "riba" means "on" (a surface or platform), used for social media too

2. Nos tin un match riba e app

   Nos tin un match ri-ba e app

   We have a match on the app

   Usage

   Starting a conversation after matching on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "match" borrowed from English; digital and app vocabulary frequently uses English loanwords

3. Bo profile ta masha interesante

   Bo pro-fi-le ta ma-sha in-te-re-san-te

   Your profile is very interesting

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's dating profile after matching

   Grammar Note

   "profile" borrowed from English; "interesante" identical to Spanish (interesting)

4. Nos por topa na bida real?

   Nos por to-pa na bi-da re-al

   Can we meet in real life?

   Usage

   Suggesting to move from online chatting to an in-person meeting

   Grammar Note

   "Topa" is the verb to meet. Reciprocity is carried by the subject "nos" (we); no separate reciprocal word is needed

5. Ki tipo di relashon bo ta busk'abo?

   Ki ti-po di re-la-shon bo ta bus-k'a-bo

   What kind of relationship are you looking for?

   Usage

   Clarifying what kind of relationship someone is seeking on the app

   Grammar Note

   "tipo" identical to Spanish (type); "buskabo" = "buska" (seek) + "bo" (you) contracted

6. Tur bo foto ta masha bunita

   Tur bo fo-to ta ma-sha bu-ni-ta

   All your photos are very beautiful

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile photos on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "tur" from Spanish "todo" (all/every); "bunita" feminine form describing beautiful appearance in photos

7. Mi kier konosébo mihó

   Mi kier ko-no-sé-bo mi-hó

   I would like to get to know you better

   Usage

   Expressing desire to learn more about someone after matching

   Grammar Note

   "konosé" from Spanish "conocer" (to know); "mihó" from Spanish "mejor" (better)

8. Bo ta bon konversadó

   Bo ta bon kon-ver-sa-dó

   You are a good conversationalist

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's conversation skills during a chat

   Grammar Note

   "konversadó" derived from Spanish "conversador" (one who likes to converse)

9. Nos por hasi un video call na lugar di chatea?

   Nos por ha-si un vi-de-o call na lu-gar di cha-te-a

   Can we do a video call instead of chatting?

   Usage

   Suggesting a video call instead of text chatting to get to know someone better

   Grammar Note

   "Instead of" is "na lugar di" (literally "in the place of"). "Video call" and "chatea" are English loans; digital vocabulary draws heavily on English

10. Mi ta kontentu ku nos a match

    Mi ta kon-ten-tu ku nos a match

    I am happy that we matched

    Usage

    Expressing happiness about a successful match on a dating app

    Grammar Note

    "kontentu" means content/happy (cf. Spanish "contento"); "ku" introduces a subordinate clause

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