Dating & Romance

1. Veoma si privlačan/privlačna. Mogu li sjesti pored tebe?

   You are very attractive. May I sit beside you?

   Usage

   Complimenting someone and asking to sit next to them

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the other person's gender: privlačan (m), privlačna (f). "Pored" takes the genitive.

2. Želiš li prošetati ili popiti kafu?

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

   Usage

   Inviting someone for a walk or a coffee

   Grammar Note

   This invitation does not depend on gender. Kafa is the everyday word (kahva is the traditional one).

3. Mogu li dobiti tvoj broj telefona?

   Can I have your phone number?

   Usage

   Asking for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   Tvoj is the possessive of the informal ti.

4. Uživam u vremenu koje provodim s tobom.

   I really enjoy spending time with you.

   Usage

   Telling someone you enjoy the time you spend with them

   Grammar Note

   "Uživati u + locative" means "to enjoy". Tobom is the instrumental of ti.

5. Imaš prekrasan osmijeh.

   You have a beautiful smile.

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's smile

   Grammar Note

   Osmijeh is the ijekavian spelling (ekavian: osmeh).

6. Želiš li izaći sa mnom?

   Would you like to go out with me?

   Usage

   Asking someone out

   Grammar Note

   "Izaći s nekim" can mean "to go out with someone" romantically. Mnom is the instrumental of ja.

7. Nikad nisam upoznao/upoznala nekoga kao što si ti.

   I have never met anyone like you.

   Usage

   Telling someone you have never met anyone like them

   Grammar Note

   The past participle depends on the speaker: upoznao (m), upoznala (f).

8. Mnogo te volim.

   I like / love you very much.

   Usage

   Telling someone you like or love them a lot

   Grammar Note

   "Voljeti" covers "like" to "love". Te is the accusative of ti, in second position.

9. Činiš me veoma sretnim/sretnom.

   You make me very happy.

   Usage

   Telling someone they make you very happy

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the speaker's gender: sretnim (m), sretnom (f), instrumental.

10. Kad odem, nedostajat ćeš mi.

    When I leave, I will miss you.

    Usage

    Telling someone you will miss them when you leave

    Grammar Note

    "Nedostajati + dative" means "to miss"; colloquially "falit ćeš mi" is also heard. The future is infinitive + ćeš.

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