Dating Apps

1. Чиний профайл маш сонирхолтой байна.

   Chinii profail mash sonirkholtoi baina.

   Your profile is very interesting.

   Usage

   Opening message on a dating app after matching

   Grammar Note

   "Сонирхолтой" = "сонирхол" (interest) + "-той" (having) = "interesting." A common formation for adjectives describing qualities.

2. Чиний хобби юу вэ?

   Chinii khobbi yuu ve?

   What are your hobbies?

   Usage

   Asking about a match's hobbies to start a conversation

   Grammar Note

   "Юу" is the question word for "what." "Вэ" is the question particle used after a word ending in a vowel (after a consonant it is "бэ"). "Юу вэ?" = "What is it?" — the basic question for things.

3. Чиний зурган дахь инээмсэглэл надад маш таалагдлаа.

   Chinii zurgan dakhi ineemseglel nadad mash taalagdlaa.

   I really like your smile in the photo.

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's smile in their profile photo

   Grammar Note

   "Таалагдлаа" is the perfective past of "таалагдах" (to like/be pleased by). The suffix "-лаа/-лээ" marks completed actions with current relevance.

4. Бид хоёр маш олон нийтлэг зүйлтэй юм байна.

   Bid khoyor mash olon niitleg züiltei yum baina.

   We two have so many things in common.

   Usage

   Noting shared interests or values with a match

   Grammar Note

   "Бид хоёр" = "бид" (we) + "хоёр" (two) = "the two of us." "Нийтлэг" is an adjective meaning "common/shared."

5. Биечлэн уулзаж болох уу?

   Biyechlen uulzaj bolokh uu?

   Can we meet in person?

   Usage

   Suggesting meeting face to face after chatting on an app

   Grammar Note

   "Биечлэн" is an adverb derived from "бие" (body/person) meaning "in person / personally / face to face."

6. Чи хаанаас ирсэн бэ?

   Chi khaanaas irsen be?

   Where are you originally from?

   Usage

   A classic conversation starter about someone's hometown or origin

   Grammar Note

   "Хаанаас" is the ablative of "хаана" (where) = "from where." "Ирсэн" is the past participle of "ирэх" (to come); "хаанаас ирсэн бэ?" is the standard way to ask where someone is from.

7. Чиний зан чанарт татагдаж байна.

   Chinii zan chanart tatagdaj baina.

   I am attracted to your personality.

   Usage

   Expressing attraction to someone's inner qualities

   Grammar Note

   "Татагдах" is the passive of "татах" (pull/attract) = "to be attracted." "Татагдаж байна" is the present continuous = "am being attracted."

8. Чиний WhatsApp дугаарыг хуваалцаж болох уу?

   Chinii WhatsApp dugaaryg khuvaaltsaj bolokh uu?

   Could you share your WhatsApp number?

   Usage

   Requesting someone's WhatsApp number to move the conversation off the app

   Grammar Note

   "Хуваалцах" = "хуваах" (divide/share) + "-лцах" (reciprocal suffix) = "share with each other." The reciprocal suffix indicates mutual action.

9. Бид хоёр маш сайн тохирдог юм шиг байна.

   Bid khoyor mash sain tokhirdog yum shig baina.

   It seems like we two are a great match.

   Usage

   Expressing that you feel well-matched with someone

   Grammar Note

   "Юм шиг байна" expresses inference: "it seems like/appears to be." "Тохирдог" is the habitual of "тохирох" (fit/match), suggesting ongoing compatibility.

10. Чи яг л миний хайж байсан хүн юм.

    Chi yag l minii khaij baisan khün yum.

    You are exactly the person I have been looking for.

    Usage

    Expressing that someone is exactly who you've been looking for

    Grammar Note

    "Хайж байсан" = converb of "хайх" (search) + "байсан" (was) = past continuous "was searching." "Яг л" is an emphatic adverb meaning "exactly."

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