❤️ Dating Phrases

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Knowing a few dating and relationship phrases can help you start conversations, get to know someone, give compliments, and express your feelings in English. These expressions focus on friendly, respectful ways to connect with someone and communicate your interest. Each English phrase includes translations in several languages.

👋 Starting a Conversation

😊 Hello, how are you?
a friendly way to start talking to someone
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Hola, ¿cómo estás?
🇫🇷 French: Bonjour, comment ça va ?
🇩🇪 German: Hallo, wie geht's?
🇮🇹 Italian: Ciao, come stai?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Olá, como vai?
🙋 What's your name?
ask for the other person's name
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cómo te llamas?
🇫🇷 French: Comment tu t'appelles ?
🇩🇪 German: Wie heißt du?
🇮🇹 Italian: Come ti chiami?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Qual é o seu nome?
🤝 Nice to meet you.
say this after you learn someone's name
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mucho gusto.
🇫🇷 French: Enchanté(e).
🇩🇪 German: Freut mich.
🇮🇹 Italian: Piacere.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Prazer.
🌍 Where are you from?
ask about a person's hometown or country
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿De dónde eres?
🇫🇷 French: D'où viens-tu ?
🇩🇪 German: Woher kommst du?
🇮🇹 Italian: Di dove sei?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: De onde você é?
📍 Do you come here often?
a casual question when you meet someone at a place
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Vienes aquí a menudo?
🇫🇷 French: Tu viens souvent ici ?
🇩🇪 German: Kommst du oft hierher?
🇮🇹 Italian: Vieni spesso qui?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você vem aqui com frequência?

😊 Getting to Know Someone

🎯 What do you like to do?
ask about hobbies or interests
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
🇫🇷 French: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire ?
🇩🇪 German: Was machst du gerne?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa ti piace fare?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você gosta de fazer?
🕐 What do you do in your free time?
ask how someone spends spare time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?
🇫🇷 French: Que fais-tu pendant ton temps libre ?
🇩🇪 German: Was machst du in deiner Freizeit?
🇮🇹 Italian: Cosa fai nel tempo libero?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O que você faz no seu tempo livre?
🎵 What kind of music do you like?
ask about favorite music styles
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?
🇫🇷 French: Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ?
🇩🇪 German: Welche Art von Musik magst du?
🇮🇹 Italian: Che tipo di musica ti piace?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Que tipo de música você gosta?
💬 I like talking with you.
show that the conversation feels good
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta hablar contigo.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime parler avec toi.
🇩🇪 German: Ich spreche gerne mit dir.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace parlare con te.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gosto de conversar com você.
❤️ I like spending time with you.
say you enjoy being together
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta pasar tiempo contigo.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime passer du temps avec toi.
🇩🇪 German: Ich verbringe gerne Zeit mit dir.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace passare del tempo con te.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gosto de passar tempo com você.

☕ Asking Someone Out

💘 Do you want to go out with me?
a direct invitation on a date
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Quieres salir conmigo?
🇫🇷 French: Tu veux sortir avec moi ?
🇩🇪 German: Willst du mit mir ausgehen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Vuoi uscire con me?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quer sair comigo?
☕ Would you like to get a coffee?
a gentle invitation for a casual date
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Te gustaría tomar un café?
🇫🇷 French: Tu aimerais prendre un café ?
🇩🇪 German: Möchtest du einen Kaffee trinken?
🇮🇹 Italian: Ti andrebbe di prendere un caffè?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gostaria de tomar um café?
🍽️ Do you want to have dinner with me?
invite someone to an evening meal
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Quieres cenar conmigo?
🇫🇷 French: Tu veux dîner avec moi ?
🇩🇪 German: Willst du mit mir zu Abend essen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Vuoi cenare con me?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quer jantar comigo?
📅 Are you free this weekend?
check if someone has time to meet
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Estás libre este fin de semana?
🇫🇷 French: Tu es libre ce week-end ?
🇩🇪 German: Bist du dieses Wochenende frei?
🇮🇹 Italian: Sei libero / libera questo fine settimana?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você está livre neste fim de semana?
🎬 Would you like to go to the movies with me?
invite someone to see a film together
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Te gustaría ir al cine conmigo?
🇫🇷 French: Tu aimerais aller au cinéma avec moi ?
🇩🇪 German: Möchtest du mit mir ins Kino gehen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Ti andrebbe di andare al cinema con me?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gostaria de ir ao cinema comigo?
🗓️ When would you like to go out?
let the other person choose the time
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuándo te gustaría salir?
🇫🇷 French: Quand aimerais-tu sortir ?
🇩🇪 German: Wann möchtest du ausgehen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Quando ti piacerebbe uscire?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quando você gostaria de sair?

🌹 Giving Compliments

😊 You have a beautiful smile.
a kind compliment about someone's smile
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tienes una bonita sonrisa.
🇫🇷 French: Tu as un beau sourire.
🇩🇪 German: Du hast ein schönes Lächeln.
🇮🇹 Italian: Hai un bel sorriso.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você tem um sorriso bonito.
👀 You have beautiful eyes.
a compliment about someone's eyes
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tienes bonitos ojos.
🇫🇷 French: Tu as de beaux yeux.
🇩🇪 German: Du hast schöne Augen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Hai bei occhi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você tem olhos bonitos.
🤝 You are very kind.
praise someone's personality
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Eres muy amable.
🇫🇷 French: Tu es très gentil(le).
🇩🇪 German: Du bist sehr nett.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sei molto gentile.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você é muito gentil.
😂 You are very funny.
say someone makes you laugh
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Eres muy divertido / divertida.
🇫🇷 French: Tu es très drôle.
🇩🇪 German: Du bist sehr witzig.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sei molto divertente.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você é muito engraçado / engraçada.
✨ You look very good.
a simple compliment about appearance
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Te ves muy bien.
🇫🇷 French: Tu as l'air très bien.
🇩🇪 German: Du siehst sehr gut aus.
🇮🇹 Italian: Stai molto bene.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você está muito bem.
💖 I love your personality.
praise who the person is, not only how they look
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me encanta tu personalidad.
🇫🇷 French: J'adore ta personnalité.
🇩🇪 German: Ich mag deine Persönlichkeit.
🇮🇹 Italian: Adoro la tua personalità.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu adoro a sua personalidade.

💕 Expressing Interest

😊 I like you.
a clear, simple way to show romantic interest
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gustas.
🇫🇷 French: Tu me plais.
🇩🇪 German: Du gefällst mir.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piaci.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gosto de você.
❤️ I like you a lot.
a stronger way to say you are interested
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gustas mucho.
🇫🇷 French: Tu me plais beaucoup.
🇩🇪 German: Du gefällst mir sehr.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piaci molto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gosto muito de você.
🤝 I want to get to know you better.
say you want more time together
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero conocerte mejor.
🇫🇷 French: Je veux mieux te connaître.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte dich besser kennenlernen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Voglio conoscerti meglio.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quero te conhecer melhor.
💭 I think about you.
say the person is on your mind
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pienso en ti.
🇫🇷 French: Je pense à toi.
🇩🇪 German: Ich denke an dich.
🇮🇹 Italian: Penso a te.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu penso em você.
😢 I miss you.
say you wish you were together right now
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Te extraño.
🇫🇷 French: Tu me manques.
🇩🇪 German: Du fehlst mir.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi manchi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sinto sua falta.
🥰 I love being with you.
say you enjoy the other person's company
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me encanta estar contigo.
🇫🇷 French: J'adore être avec toi.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bin gerne mit dir zusammen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace stare con te.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu adoro estar com você.

💬 Useful Dating Phrases

💃 Do you want to dance?
invite someone to dance
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Quieres bailar?
🇫🇷 French: Tu veux danser ?
🇩🇪 German: Willst du tanzen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Vuoi ballare?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quer dançar?
😊 I had a good time with you.
say the date or meeting went well
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pasé un buen rato contigo.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai passé un bon moment avec toi.
🇩🇪 German: Ich hatte eine schöne Zeit mit dir.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi sono divertito / divertita con te.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Passei um bom tempo com você.
🎉 I had a lot of fun.
say you enjoyed the time together
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me divertí mucho.
🇫🇷 French: Je me suis beaucoup amusé(e).
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe mich sehr amüsiert.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi sono divertito / divertita tanto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu me diverti muito.
🔄 Do you want to go out again?
ask for another date after a first meeting
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Quieres volver a salir?
🇫🇷 French: Tu veux ressortir ?
🇩🇪 German: Willst du nochmal ausgehen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Vuoi uscire di nuovo?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quer sair de novo?
👋 I hope to see you soon.
a warm way to end a conversation
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Espero verte pronto.
🇫🇷 French: J'espère te revoir bientôt.
🇩🇪 German: Ich hoffe, dich bald wiederzusehen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Spero di rivederti presto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Espero te ver em breve.
📞 I'll call you tomorrow.
promise a follow-up phone call
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Te llamo mañana.
🇫🇷 French: Je t'appelle demain.
🇩🇪 German: Ich rufe dich morgen an.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ti chiamo domani.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu te ligo amanhã.

💡 English Tip

English adjectives do not change with gender.
funny, kind, beautiful, and handsome stay the same for everyone
In English, words like funny, kind, beautiful, or handsome stay the same no matter who you are talking about.

You simply say: “You are very funny.” or “You look great.” without changing the adjective.
Many expressions work the same for everyone.
these phrases do not change for gender
I like you.
I miss you.
I like talking with you.

These phrases can be used with anyone.

💬 Sample Conversations

Getting to know someone
a short first conversation about free time
A: Hello, how are you?
B: Very well, thank you. And you?
A: Good, thank you. What do you like to do in your free time?
B: I like traveling and listening to music.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: Hola, ¿cómo estás?
🇪🇸 B: Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
🇪🇸 A: Bien, gracias. ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?
🇪🇸 B: Me gusta viajar y escuchar música.

🇫🇷 A: Bonjour, comment ça va ?
🇫🇷 B: Très bien, merci. Et toi ?
🇫🇷 A: Bien, merci. Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire pendant ton temps libre ?
🇫🇷 B: J'aime voyager et écouter de la musique.

🇩🇪 A: Hallo, wie geht's?
🇩🇪 B: Sehr gut, danke. Und du?
🇩🇪 A: Gut, danke. Was machst du gerne in deiner Freizeit?
🇩🇪 B: Ich reise gerne und höre Musik.

🇮🇹 A: Ciao, come stai?
🇮🇹 B: Molto bene, grazie. E tu?
🇮🇹 A: Bene, grazie. Cosa ti piace fare nel tempo libero?
🇮🇹 B: Mi piace viaggiare e ascoltare musica.

🇵🇹 A: Olá, como vai?
🇵🇹 B: Muito bem, obrigado. E você?
🇵🇹 A: Bem, obrigado. O que você gosta de fazer no seu tempo livre?
🇵🇹 B: Eu gosto de viajar e ouvir música.
Asking someone out
moving from conversation to a coffee invitation
A: I like talking with you.
B: Me too.
A: Would you like to get a coffee this weekend?
B: Yes, I'd love to.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: Me gusta hablar contigo.
🇪🇸 B: A mí también.
🇪🇸 A: ¿Te gustaría tomar un café este fin de semana?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, me encantaría.

🇫🇷 A: J'aime parler avec toi.
🇫🇷 B: Moi aussi.
🇫🇷 A: Tu aimerais prendre un café ce week-end ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, j'adorerais.

🇩🇪 A: Ich spreche gerne mit dir.
🇩🇪 B: Ich auch.
🇩🇪 A: Möchtest du dieses Wochenende einen Kaffee trinken?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, sehr gerne.

🇮🇹 A: Mi piace parlare con te.
🇮🇹 B: Anche a me.
🇮🇹 A: Ti andrebbe di prendere un caffè questo fine settimana?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, mi piacerebbe molto.

🇵🇹 A: Eu gosto de conversar com você.
🇵🇹 B: Eu também.
🇵🇹 A: Gostaria de tomar um café neste fim de semana?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, eu adoraria.
Giving a compliment
a short exchange of kind words
A: You have a beautiful smile.
B: Thank you very much.
A: You are also very kind.
B: That's very kind! Thank you.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: Tienes una bonita sonrisa.
🇪🇸 B: Muchas gracias.
🇪🇸 A: También eres muy amable.
🇪🇸 B: ¡Qué amable! Gracias.

🇫🇷 A: Tu as un beau sourire.
🇫🇷 B: Merci beaucoup.
🇫🇷 A: Tu es aussi très gentil(le).
🇫🇷 B: C'est très gentil ! Merci.

🇩🇪 A: Du hast ein schönes Lächeln.
🇩🇪 B: Vielen Dank.
🇩🇪 A: Du bist auch sehr nett.
🇩🇪 B: Das ist sehr nett! Danke.

🇮🇹 A: Hai un bel sorriso.
🇮🇹 B: Grazie mille.
🇮🇹 A: Sei anche molto gentile.
🇮🇹 B: Che gentile! Grazie.

🇵🇹 A: Você tem um sorriso bonito.
🇵🇹 B: Muito obrigado.
🇵🇹 A: Você também é muito gentil.
🇵🇹 B: Que gentil! Obrigado.
After a date
saying you enjoyed the time and want to meet again
A: I had a good time with you.
B: Me too. I had a lot of fun.
A: Do you want to go out again?
B: Yes. I hope to see you soon.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: Pasé un buen rato contigo.
🇪🇸 B: Yo también. Me divertí mucho.
🇪🇸 A: ¿Quieres volver a salir?
🇪🇸 B: Sí. Espero verte pronto.

🇫🇷 A: J'ai passé un bon moment avec toi.
🇫🇷 B: Moi aussi. Je me suis beaucoup amusé(e).
🇫🇷 A: Tu veux ressortir ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui. J'espère te revoir bientôt.

🇩🇪 A: Ich hatte eine schöne Zeit mit dir.
🇩🇪 B: Ich auch. Ich habe mich sehr amüsiert.
🇩🇪 A: Willst du nochmal ausgehen?
🇩🇪 B: Ja. Ich hoffe, dich bald wiederzusehen.

🇮🇹 A: Mi sono divertito / divertita con te.
🇮🇹 B: Anche io. Mi sono divertito / divertita tanto.
🇮🇹 A: Vuoi uscire di nuovo?
🇮🇹 B: Sì. Spero di rivederti presto.

🇵🇹 A: Passei um bom tempo com você.
🇵🇹 B: Eu também. Eu me diverti muito.
🇵🇹 A: Quer sair de novo?
🇵🇹 B: Sim. Espero te ver em breve.
The stems were too crowded. I stacked “do this, not that” into one sentence and kept “Which word fits?” on full phrases. That made the grammar feel off. Use this dating quiz instead. Stems are shorter, and they ask **Which phrase fits?**

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the phrase that fits. A gentler phrase is better than a stronger one.
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