Dating & Romance

1. Sì assai affascinante. Mi possu pusà cun tecu?

   You are very charming. May I sit with you?

   Usage

   A casual opener for someone you would like to meet in a bar or café. It uses the tu form, so it is not for older or senior people you have just met

   Grammar Note

   Sì is the 2sg of esse ("you are"), not "yes" (that is Iè). Cun tecu means "with you", the counterpart of cun mecu "with me". Affascinante is the same for both genders and is also written fascinante. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Voli andà à fà una passighjata o à beie un caffè?

   Would you like to go for a walk or have a coffee?

   Usage

   A relaxed date invitation that leaves the choice between a walk and a coffee open

   Grammar Note

   Voli is the 2sg of vulè. Passighjata (a walk) is also spelled passeghjata and comes from the verb passighjà. Caffè carries a grave accent and means both the drink and a café. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Mi pudete dà u vostru numeru di telefunu?

   Could you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   A polite way to ask for contact details without pressing a person you have just met

   Grammar Note

   Pudete is the 2pl of pudè, the voi form used for politeness; the possessive vostru goes with voi (informal: u to numeru). Telefunu is also spelled telefonu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Mi piace assai di passà u tempu cun tecu.

   I really enjoy spending time with you.

   Usage

   A warm, direct way to say you enjoy being with someone

   Grammar Note

   Piacè works as "it pleases me": the thing liked is the subject and the person is mi (to me). The 3sg piace can take an infinitive. Mi piace looks like Italian but is also Corsican vocabulary. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Voli surtì cun mecu?

   Would you like to go out with me?

   Usage

   A short, direct invitation to go on a date

   Grammar Note

   Surtì means "to go out" and is also spelled sorte. No fixed dating sense is confirmed; cun mecu makes it read as "go out together". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Ùn aghju mai scuntratu nimu com'è tè.

   I have never met anyone like you.

   Usage

   A sincere way of telling someone they are special to you

   Grammar Note

   Negation is ùn (with the accent) + verb, and ùn stays even with mai and nimu. The past is avè + the participle scuntratu of scuntrà. Com'è means "like"; the apostrophe is a plain '. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. Mi fai assai felice.

   You make me very happy.

   Usage

   A close, affectionate way to say someone makes you happy

   Grammar Note

   Fai is the 2sg of fà. Felice is the same for both genders (also spelled filice). "Mi fai + adjective" means "you make me ...". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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