Flirting

1. Эсир питӗ илӗртӳллӗ.

   Esir pitĕ ilĕrtÿllĕ.

   You are very attractive

   Usage

   A respectful way to tell someone they are very attractive.

   Grammar Note

   питӗ is "very" (пит means "face"). There is no present copula, so "Эсир + adjective" is a sentence. илӗртӳллӗ describes charm that draws people in. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

2. Сирӗн манпа курнӑҫас килет-и?

   Sirĕn manpa kurnăças kilet-i?

   Would you like to meet me?

   Usage

   Politely asks whether the other person would like to meet you.

   Grammar Note

   Genitive + verb-ас килет means "feel like doing" (Манӑн каяс килет. = I want to go). курнӑҫ- is "to meet". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

3. Паян каҫхине пӗрле апатланар-и?

   Payan kaçkhine pĕrle apatlanar-i?

   Let us have dinner together this evening

   Usage

   Invites someone to dinner this evening.

   Grammar Note

   -ар/-ер is the hortative "let us …" (Ташлар? = shall we dance?). каҫхине "in the evening" is made from каҫхи "evening-" + the accusative. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

4. Сирӗн куҫӑрсем питӗ хитре.

   Sirĕn kuçărsem pitĕ khitre.

   Your eyes are very beautiful

   Usage

   Praises the beauty of the other person's eyes.

   Grammar Note

   The possessive ending comes before the plural -сем (куҫ-ӑр-сем). хитре means "beautiful"; there is no present copula. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

5. Эсир мана килӗшетӗр.

   Esir mana kilĕshetĕr.

   I like you

   Usage

   Politely tells someone you like them.

   Grammar Note

   килӗш- means "to suit, please"; "мана килӗшет" is "pleases me". The negative is like Ку ҫын мана килӗшмест. (I do not like this person). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

6. Эпӗ сана юрататӑп.

   Epĕ sana yuratatăp.

   I love you

   Usage

   Tells someone close to you that you love them.

   Grammar Note

   For a close person use sana, the accusative of эсӗ (polite: сире). юрат- means "to love, like", as in Ачасем пылак юратаҫҫӗ. (children love sweets). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

7. Сирӗн манпа ташлас килет-и?

   Sirĕn manpa tashlas kilet-i?

   Would you like to dance?

   Usage

   A polite invitation to dance.

   Grammar Note

   ташла- is "to dance". Сирӗн … килет-и? asks "do you feel like …?". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

8. Эпӗ сирӗн ҫинчен шухӑшлатӑп.

   Epĕ sirĕn çinchen shukhăshlatăp.

   You are on my mind

   Usage

   Tells someone you are thinking about them.

   Grammar Note

   "About" is ҫинчен (as in ҫитес экзаменсем ҫинчен шухӑшла "think about the coming exams"); a pronoun takes it in the genitive form (сирӗн). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

9. Пӗрле уткаласа ҫӳрӗпӗр-и?

   Pĕrle utkalasa çÿrĕpĕr-i?

   Let us walk together

   Usage

   Suggests taking a walk together.

   Grammar Note

   уткаласа ҫӳре means "to stroll". The 1st-person plural future -ӗпӗр plus -и makes it a suggestion: "shall we …?". Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

10. Эпӗ сирӗн ҫинчен нумай шухӑшларӑм.

    Epĕ sirĕn çinchen numay shukhăshlarăm.

    I thought about you a lot

    Usage

    Says you thought about the other person a lot.

    Grammar Note

    The past -рӑм of шухӑшла-. нумай "a lot" stands before the verb. Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

11. Тепре курнӑҫар.

    Tepre kurnăçar.

    Let us meet again

    Usage

    Says at parting that you would like to meet again.

    Grammar Note

    тепре "again" + the hortative -ар of курнӑҫ-. The set farewell is Тепре куриччен. (until we meet again). Composed sentence — native-speaker review recommended.

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