Dating Apps

1. マッチングアプリであなたのプロフィールを見ました。

   Matchingu apuri de anata no purofīru wo mimashita

   I saw your profile on a dating app.

   Usage

   Standard opening message on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   "で" marks means or location; "見ました" is the polite past of "見る" (to see)

2. マッチング／つながりませんか？

   Matchingu / Tsunagarimasen ka?

   Would you like to match / connect?

   Usage

   Inviting someone to match or connect on the app

   Grammar Note

   "〜ませんか" is a polite invitation/suggestion form; "マッチング" is a loanword from English

3. このアプリで何を探しているんですか？

   Kono apuri de nani wo sagashite iru n desu ka?

   What are you looking for on this app?

   Usage

   Asking what someone is seeking on the app

   Grammar Note

   "〜んですか" is a colloquial form of "〜のですか", seeking explanation or confirmation

4. ここは初めてなんですが、どう使うんですか？

   Koko wa hajimete na n desu ga, dō tsukau n desu ka?

   I'm new here — how does it work?

   Usage

   Asking how the app works as a new user

   Grammar Note

   "〜なんですが" introduces background context; "が" here softens rather than contrasts

5. 会う前にビデオ通話できますか？

   Au mae ni bideo tsūwa dekimasu ka?

   Can we video chat before meeting?

   Usage

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

   Grammar Note

   "〜前に" means "before doing 〜", a temporal adverbial expression

6. 最初のデートはどこで会いたいですか？

   Saisho no dēto wa doko de aitai desu ka?

   Where would you like to meet for our first date?

   Usage

   Asking where to meet for the first date

   Grammar Note

   "〜たいですか" is a polite question asking about someone's wish; "デート" is a loanword

7. チャットがとても楽しかったです。会いませんか？

   Chatto ga totemo tanoshikatta desu. Aimasen ka?

   I enjoyed chatting — want to meet up?

   Usage

   Suggesting to meet up after enjoyable chat

   Grammar Note

   "楽しかった" is the past form of "楽しい" (fun); "〜ませんか" is a polite invitation

8. 素敵なプロフィールですね／写真がきれいですね！

   Suteki na purofīru desu ne / Shashin ga kirei desu ne!

   You have a great profile / nice photos!

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile or photos

   Grammar Note

   "〜ですね" uses the sentence-final particle "ね" for empathy or mild confirmation

9. 1週間ここに来ています。会いませんか？

   Isshūkan koko ni kite imasu. Aimasen ka?

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

   Usage

   Mentioning a brief visit while proposing to meet

   Grammar Note

   "〜ています" expresses ongoing action or state; "来ています" means "I have come and am here"

10. 私たちはすごく合っていると思います！

    Watashi-tachi wa sugoku atte iru to omoimasu!

    I think we're a good match!

    Usage

    Expressing that you feel you're a good match

    Grammar Note

    "〜と思います" expresses a polite opinion or judgment "I think that 〜"

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