Dating Apps

1. He vist el teu perfil en una aplicació de cites.

   He vist el teu per-fil en u-na a-pli-ca-ció de ci-tes.

   I saw your profile on a dating app.

   Usage

   Natural opener when first messaging someone on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "He vist" is the present perfect tense (haver + past participle)

2. T'agradaria connectar / fer match?

   T'a-gra-da-ria con-nec-tar / fer match?

   Would you like to match / connect?

   Usage

   Suggesting to match or connect with someone

   Grammar Note

   "T'agradaria" = conditional of "agradar" + indirect object pronoun "et/t'"

3. Què busques en aquesta aplicació?

   Què bus-ques en a-ques-ta a-pli-ca-ció?

   What are you looking for on this app?

   Usage

   Asking what the other person is looking for on the app

   Grammar Note

   "busques" is the 2nd person singular present of "buscar" (to search)

4. Soc nou/nova aquí — com funciona?

   Soc nou / no-va a-quí — com fun-cio-na?

   I'm new here — how does it work?

   Usage

   Asking how the app works as a newcomer

   Grammar Note

   Catalan adjectives agree with gender: "nou" (masc.) / "nova" (fem.)

5. Podem fer una videotrucada abans de quedar?

   Po-dem fer u-na vi-de-o-tru-ca-da a-bans de que-dar?

   Can we video chat before meeting?

   Usage

   Suggesting a video call before meeting for safety

   Grammar Note

   "quedar" in Catalan means "to meet up / to arrange a meeting"

6. On t'agradaria quedar per a la nostra primera cita?

   On t'a-gra-da-ria que-dar per a la nos-tra pri-me-ra ci-ta?

   Where would you like to meet for our first date?

   Usage

   Asking where to meet for the first date

   Grammar Note

   "nostra" is the feminine form of the possessive adjective "our"

7. He gaudit molt de la nostra conversa — ens veiem?

   He gau-dit molt de la nos-tra con-ver-sa — ens ve-iem?

   I enjoyed chatting — want to meet up?

   Usage

   Suggesting to meet up after enjoyable chatting

   Grammar Note

   "ens veiem" is the present form of the reflexive "veure's" (to see each other)

8. Tens un perfil genial / unes fotos molt boniques!

   Tens un per-fil ge-ni-al / u-nes fo-tos molt bo-ni-ques!

   You have a great profile / nice photos!

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile or photos

   Grammar Note

   "boniques" is the feminine plural of "bonic" (nice/pretty)

9. Estic de visita una setmana — t'agradaria quedar?

   Es-tic de vi-si-ta u-na set-ma-na — t'a-gra-da-ria que-dar?

   I'm visiting for a week — would you like to meet?

   Usage

   Suggesting to meet during a short visit

   Grammar Note

   "Estic de visita" is an idiomatic expression meaning "I am on a visit"

10. Crec que som molt compatibles!

    Crec que som molt com-pa-ti-bles!

    I think we're a good match!

    Usage

    Expressing that you feel you are well-matched

    Grammar Note

    "Crec que" introduces a belief clause, equivalent to "I think that"

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