Dating & Romance

1. Vus essas fitg scharmant / scharmanta. Poss jau seser qua?

   You are very charming. May I sit here?

   Usage

   A courteous opener to a stranger in a bar or cafe. Use scharmant for a man and scharmanta for a woman. If the answer is no, accept it right away

   Grammar Note

   The polite Vus takes the verb essas, and the adjective agrees with the person addressed. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Vulais Vus far ina spassegiada u baiver in café cun mai?

   Would you like to go for a walk or have a coffee with me?

   Usage

   A low-pressure invitation. Offering two options, a walk or a coffee, makes it easy to answer. A walk on a scenic path is a common choice in mountain towns

   Grammar Note

   Vulais Vus plus an infinitive means "would you like to". Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Jau sun fitg cuntent / cuntenta da passentar temp cun Vus.

   I am very glad to spend time with you

   Usage

   A modest way of saying you enjoy the company. A man says cuntent and a woman says cuntenta

   Grammar Note

   The adjective agrees with the speaker's gender. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Vus avais in surrir fitg bel.

   You have a very beautiful smile

   Usage

   A safe compliment on someone's looks. Surrir is masculine, so the adjective is the masculine bel

   Grammar Note

   The adjective agrees with the noun surrir (masculine), not with the person's gender. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Vulais Vus ir or cun mai?

   Would you like to go out with me?

   Usage

   A direct invitation on a date. Ir or means to go out, and following it with a concrete idea such as a meal or a walk helps

   Grammar Note

   Ir or literally means to go out, and also covers going out with someone. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Jau n'hai mai scuntrà nagin sco Vus.

   I have never met anyone like you

   Usage

   A slightly romantic way to say someone is special. Said lightly, it is taken as a pleasant compliment

   Grammar Note

   Negation is built with na (n') and a word such as mai; betg is not added when nagin is used. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Jau hai fitg gugent tai.

   I like you a lot

   Usage

   For telling someone close that you like them. It uses the familiar tai, so keep it for people you know well

   Grammar Note

   Liking is expressed with avair gugent followed by the object, here the familiar object form tai. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Cun Vus sun jau fitg cuntent / cuntenta.

   I am very happy with you

   Usage

   Tells someone how happy their company makes you. A man says cuntent and a woman says cuntenta

   Grammar Note

   Putting cun Vus first inverts the verb and subject to sun jau. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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