Dating Apps

1. በዳቲንግ አፕ ላይ መገለጫዎን አየሁ

   Bedating app lay megelechawon ayehu

   I saw your profile on a dating app

   Usage

   An opening message referencing finding the other person's profile on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   Amharic follows SOV word order; "ayehu" is the first-person past form of "to see" (mayet)

2. በዚህ አፕ ላይ ልንገናኝ እንችላለን?

   Bezih app lay lingenagn inchilalen?

   Would you like to connect on this app?

   Usage

   Suggesting to match or connect on the app

   Grammar Note

   "Inchilalen" is the first-person plural form of "to be able to", used to make polite proposals

3. በዚህ አፕ ላይ ምን እየፈለጉ ነው?

   Bezih app lay min iyefelegu new?

   What are you looking for on this app?

   Usage

   Asking what the person hopes to find on the dating app

   Grammar Note

   "Iyye–" marks progressive aspect; "new" is the copula equivalent to "is/are"

4. ለዚህ አፕ አዲስ ነኝ — እንዴት ነው የሚሰራው?

   Lezih app addis negn — indet new yemiseraw?

   I'm new to this app — how does it work here?

   Usage

   Honestly admitting you are new and asking how the app works

   Grammar Note

   "Negn" is the first-person singular copula meaning "I am"

5. ከመገናኘታችን በፊት በቪዲዮ ልንነጋገር እንችላለን?

   Kemegenagnetachin befit bevidiyo lininegager inchilalen?

   Can we video chat before meeting in person?

   Usage

   Suggesting a video call for safety before the first in-person meeting

   Grammar Note

   "Ke–befit" is a circumposition meaning "before"

6. ለመጀመሪያ ፍቅር ቀጠሮ የት ልንገናኝ?

   Lemejemeriya fiqir qetero yet lingenagn?

   Where would you like to meet for our first date?

   Usage

   Asking the other person to suggest a place for a first date

   Grammar Note

   "Fiqir" means love, "qetero" means appointment; together they mean a romantic date

7. ከእርስዎ ጋር ማውራቱ አስደሳች ነበር — ልንገናኝ?

   Ke'irswo gar mawratu asdesach neber — lingenagn?

   I enjoyed chatting with you — want to meet up?

   Usage

   Proposing to meet in person after enjoyable app conversations

   Grammar Note

   "Asdesach neber" means "it was enjoyable" — past tense evaluative expression

8. ፕሮፋይልዎ በጣም ጥሩ ነው! ፎቶዎችዎ ቆንጆ ናቸው!

   Profaylwo betam tiru new! Fotowochwo qonjo nachew!

   You have a great profile / nice photos!

   Usage

   Complimenting the other person's profile and photos

   Grammar Note

   "Nachew" is the plural copula ("they are"), used because "photos" is plural

9. አንድ ሳምንት እጎበኛለሁ — ልንገናኝ?

   And samint igobegnalehu — lingenagn?

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

   Usage

   Mentioning a short stay while travelling and suggesting to meet

   Grammar Note

   "Igobegnalehu" is the first-person imperfect of "to visit" ("I visit / I will visit"), not a continuous form; the continuous is "እየጎበኘሁ ነው"

10. ተዛምደናል ብዬ አስባለሁ!

    Tezamdenal biye asbalehu!

    I think we're a good match!

    Usage

    Expressing that you feel you are well suited to each other

    Grammar Note

    "Biye asbalehu" is the standard construction for expressing opinion: "I think that…"

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