Dating Apps

1. Vi o seu perfil num aplicativo de namoro

   I saw your profile on a dating app

   Usage

   Telling someone you saw their dating app profile (Brazilian Portuguese leaning)

   Grammar Note

   Brazil uses "aplicativo"; Portugal uses "aplicação". "Vi" is the first-person preterite of "ver" (to see)

2. Você quer combinar no Tinder?

   Would you like to match on Tinder?

   Usage

   Suggesting to match on Tinder

   Grammar Note

   Brazilian Portuguese prefers "você" as subject. "Combinar" is commonly used for matching in dating app contexts

3. O que você está procurando neste aplicativo?

   What are you looking for on this app?

   Usage

   Asking someone what they're looking for on the app

   Grammar Note

   Brazilian Portuguese uses present progressive "está procurando". European Portuguese: "procuras nesta aplicação"

4. Sou novo/nova neste aplicativo — como funciona?

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

   Usage

   Asking how the app works as a new user

   Grammar Note

   "Novo" (masc.) / "nova" (fem.) agree with the speaker's gender. "Funciona" is third-person singular of "funcionar"

5. Podemos fazer uma videochamada antes de nos encontrar?

   Can we video chat before meeting in person?

   Usage

   Suggesting a video call before meeting in person

   Grammar Note

   "Videochamada" is used in both Brazil and Portugal. "Antes de + infinitive" means "before doing"

6. Onde você gostaria de se encontrar no nosso primeiro encontro?

   Where would you like to meet for our first date?

   Usage

   Asking where to meet for a first date

   Grammar Note

   "Gostaria" is the conditional of "gostar", expressing politeness. "Encontro" means both meeting and date

7. Adorei conversar com você — quer nos encontrar pessoalmente?

   I loved chatting with you — want to meet in person?

   Usage

   Suggesting to meet after enjoying chatting online

   Grammar Note

   "Adorei" is the first-person preterite of "adorar" (to love). "Pessoalmente" is the adverb "personally / in person"

8. Você tem um ótimo perfil / fotos lindas!

   You have a great profile / nice photos!

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile or photos

   Grammar Note

   "Ótimo" means "great / excellent". "Lindas" is feminine plural agreeing with "fotos" (feminine noun)

9. Estou aqui por uma semana — você gostaria de se encontrar?

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

   Usage

   A traveller suggesting to meet during a short stay

   Grammar Note

   "Por + duration" expresses how long. "Gostaria" (conditional) makes the suggestion polite

10. Acho que combinamos muito bem!

    I think we're a great match!

    Usage

    Expressing that you think you're a great match together

    Grammar Note

    "Combinamos" is the first-person plural present of "combinar" (to match/go well together). "Acho que" is very common in speech

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