Dating Apps

1. Ahecha nde perfil peteĩ app de citas-pe.

   I saw your profile on a dating app.

   Usage

   Opening message on a dating app when first making contact

   Grammar Note

   "-pe" is the Guaraní locative postposition. In everyday jopara a dating app is simply the Spanish phrase app de citas

2. Reipotápa ñañe'ẽ Tinder-pe?

   Would you like to chat on Tinder?

   Usage

   Asking someone to connect on a specific dating app

   Grammar Note

   "ña-" is the inclusive 1st-person plural prefix (ja- becomes ña- before a nasal stem). "-pa" is the question clitic and "-pe" the locative

3. Mba'épa reheka ko app-pe?

   What are you looking for on this app?

   Usage

   A direct question about what someone is seeking on the app

   Grammar Note

   "To look for" is heka; the 2nd person is reheka.

4. Che pyahu ko app-pe — mba'éichapa ojeporu?

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

   Usage

   Asking how an app works when you're new to it

   Grammar Note

   Adjectival predicates take the pronoun directly: che pyahu "I am new". ojeporu is the passive of poru "to use", i.e. "it is used"

5. Ikatúpa jajapo peteĩ videollamada jajojuhu mboyve?

   Can we do a video call before meeting in person?

   Usage

   Suggesting a video call before an in-person meeting for safety

   Grammar Note

   "ja-" is the inclusive 1st-person plural prefix and "jo-" marks reciprocal action, so jajojuhu is "we meet each other".

6. Moõpa reipota jajojuhu peteĩha jey?

   Where would you like to meet for our first date?

   Usage

   Discussing where to meet for a first date

   Grammar Note

   Guaraní has no word for "date", so this says peteĩha jey "the first time". The inclusive "we" (you and I) is ja-, not ro-

7. Iporãiterei ñañe'ẽ hague — reipotápa jajojuhu?

   I enjoyed chatting with you — want to meet up?

   Usage

   Proposing a real-life meeting after an enjoyable online chat

   Grammar Note

   "hague" nominalises a past event. The inclusive "we" is ña- (ja- before a nasal stem); the exclusive ro- would leave the addressee out

8. Iporãiterei nde perfil ha nde ra'ãngakuéra!

   You have a great profile and nice photos!

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile and photos after matching

   Grammar Note

   "-kuéra" is the plural suffix. ta'ãnga "image/photo" shifts to ra'ãnga when possessed (the regular t/r alternation)

9. Aime ko'ápe peteĩ arapokõi — reipotápa jajojuhu?

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

   Usage

   A traveller letting someone know they're visiting briefly and suggesting a meeting

   Grammar Note

   "arapokõi" (week) is ara "day" + pokõi "seven". aime means "I am (located)"; araha means "to carry away" and cannot mean to stay

10. Aimo'ã ñande jajoaju porãha!

    I think we're a great match!

    Usage

    An upbeat phrase expressing that two people seem well-suited

    Grammar Note

    "joaju" means "to join / come together". The clause under aimo'ã "I think" is nominalised with -ha. The inclusive "we" is ñande / ja-

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