Dating & Romance

1. 你有男朋友（女朋友）無？

   Lí ū lâm-pîng-iú (lú-pîng-iú) bô?

   Do you have a boyfriend (girlfriend)?

   Usage

   Asking about someone's relationship status

   Grammar Note

   ū...bô forms yes/no questions meaning "do you have...?"

2. 你真媠，我足佮意你。

   Lí tsin suí, guá tsiok kah-ì lí.

   You are very beautiful, I really like you.

   Usage

   Expressing admiration and affection for someone

   Grammar Note

   suí (媠) means "beautiful" and tsiok (足) means "very" in Taiwanese

3. 你欲佮我去食飯無？

   Lí beh kah guá khì tsia̍h-pn̄g bô?

   Would you like to go eat with me?

   Usage

   Asking someone out for a meal

   Grammar Note

   kah (佮) is the comitative preposition meaning "together with"

4. 我對你有意思。

   Guá tuì lí ū ì-sù.

   I have feelings for you.

   Usage

   Confessing romantic feelings for someone

   Grammar Note

   ū ì-sù (有意思) means "have feelings for/be interested in" romantically

5. 你的微笑真媠。

   Lí ê bî-tshiò tsin suí.

   Your smile is very beautiful.

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's smile

   Grammar Note

   suí (媠/水) means "beautiful/pretty" as an adjective in Taiwanese

6. 我愛你。

   Guá ài lí.

   I love you.

   Usage

   Confessing love to someone

   Grammar Note

   ài (愛) as a main verb means "to love"; as a modal it means "must/should"

7. 你欲做我的男（女）朋友無？

   Lí beh tsò guá ê lâm (lú) pîng-iú bô?

   Will you be my boyfriend (girlfriend)?

   Usage

   Formally asking someone to be in a relationship

   Grammar Note

   beh tsò (欲做) means "want to be/become" combining the modal beh with tsò (to be/do)

8. 我無意思，對不起。

   Guá bô ì-sù, tuì-put-khí.

   I don't have feelings for you, I'm sorry.

   Usage

   Politely declining romantic feelings

   Grammar Note

   bô (無) is the Taiwanese negative meaning "not have/don't"

9. 你欲去佗位約會？

   Lí beh khì tó-uī iok-huē?

   Where would you like to go on a date?

   Usage

   Asking someone where they would like to go on a date

   Grammar Note

   tó-uī (哪裡) is the interrogative "where" for location

10. 今仔暗咱去看電影好無？

    Kin-á-àm lán khì khuànn tiān-iánn hó bô?

    How about we go see a movie tonight?

    Usage

    Proposing a movie date for the evening

    Grammar Note

    hó bô (好無) is a confirmation question "is that good/okay?"

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