Dating & Romance

1. તમે ખૂબ આકર્ષક છો. શું હું તમારી પાસે બેસી શકું?

   Ta-me khub a-kar-shak chho. Shu hun ta-ma-ri pa-se be-si sha-kun?

   You are very attractive. May I sit beside you?

   Usage

   A respectful approach in Gujarati-speaking Gujarat, India

   Grammar Note

   "Tame" is the honorific second-person pronoun in Gujarati, used with strangers

2. શું આપણે સાથે ચાલવા અથવા કોફી પીવા જઈ શકીએ?

   Shu aa-pa-ne sa-the cha-la-va ath-va ko-phi pi-va ja-i sha-ki-e?

   Shall we go for a walk or have coffee together?

   Usage

   A natural way to invite someone for a casual date

   Grammar Note

   "Aapane" is the inclusive first-person plural including both speaker and listener

3. શું હું તમારો ફોન નંબર લઈ શકું?

   Shu hun ta-ma-ro phon nam-bar la-i sha-kun?

   May I have your phone number?

   Usage

   A polite way to ask for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Shhu...shakun?" is a polite permission request in Gujarati

4. મને તમારી સાથે સમય પસાર કરવો ખૂબ ગમે છે.

   Ma-ne ta-ma-ri sa-the sa-may pa-sar kar-vo khub ga-me chhe.

   I really enjoy spending time with you.

   Usage

   A warm expression of enjoying time together

   Grammar Note

   "Game chhe" is an expression of liking where the liked thing is the grammatical subject

5. તમારું સ્મિત ખૂબ સુંદર છે.

   Ta-ma-ru smit khub sun-dar chhe.

   Your smile is very beautiful.

   Usage

   A natural compliment about someone's smile

   Grammar Note

   "smit" is a neuter noun, so the possessive takes the neuter form "tamaru"

6. શું તમે મારી સાથે ડેટ પર આવશો?

   Shu ta-me ma-ri sa-the det par aa-va-sho?

   Would you like to come on a date with me?

   Usage

   A direct invitation to go on a date

   Grammar Note

   "-sho" is the honorific second-person future tense suffix

7. મને ક્યારેય તમારા જેવું કોઈ મળ્યું નથી.

   Ma-ne kya-re-y ta-ma-ra je-vu ko-i mal-yun na-thi.

   I've never met anyone like you.

   Usage

   A sincere expression of how unique and special someone is

   Grammar Note

   "Nathi" is a negative auxiliary forming the present perfect negative

8. મને તમે ખૂબ ગમો છો.

   Ma-ne ta-me khub ga-mo chho.

   I like you very much.

   Usage

   A direct expression of strong affection

   Grammar Note

   "Gam" is a reverse-structure verb in Gujarati where the liked person is the subject

9. તમે મને ખૂબ ખુશ કરો છો.

   Ta-me ma-ne khub khu-sh ka-ro chho.

   You make me very happy.

   Usage

   Expressing the happiness someone brings you

   Grammar Note

   "Khush karo" is a causative expression meaning "to make someone happy"

10. હું જઈશ ત્યારે મને તમારી યાદ આવશે.

    Hun ja-ish tya-re ma-ne ta-ma-ri yaad aa-va-she.

    When I leave, I will miss you.

    Usage

    An emotional expression of longing before parting

    Grammar Note

    "(tamari) yaad aavvi" is an idiom meaning "(your) memory comes" — to miss someone; "mane … yaad aavshe" means "I will miss …"

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