Dating & Romance

1. Ուզու՞մ ես ճաշել ինձ հետ

   Uzum es chashel indz het?

   Would you like to have dinner with me?

   Usage

   A gentle invitation to share a meal

   Grammar Note

   "indz het" means "with me." The postposition "het" (with) takes the dative pronoun "indz"; "im het" is non-standard.

2. Ես սիրում եմ քեզ

   Yes sirum em kez

   I like you

   Usage

   Confess affection or romantic feelings

   Grammar Note

   "sirum em" is the progressive form expressing "I love/like." Armenian uses progressive for emotional states.

3. Կարո՞ղ ես տալ հեռախոսի համարդ

   Karogh es tal herakhosi hamard?

   Can you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   Ask for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   "-d" is the informal possessive suffix "your" in Armenian. Formal writing may use "քո" (ko) instead.

4. Ուզու՞մ ես գնալ ժամադրության

   Uzum es gnal zhamadrutyan?

   Would you like to go on a date?

   Usage

   A casual invitation to go on a date

   Grammar Note

   "Zhamadrutyun" (ժամադրություն) means date/appointment. The genitive "-yan" (ժամադրության) expresses the destination.

5. Դու շատ գրավիչ ես

   Du shat gravich es

   You are very attractive

   Usage

   A casual compliment expressing attraction

   Grammar Note

   "gravich" is an adjective meaning "attractive."

6. Կարո՞ղ ենք կրկին հանդիպել

   Karogh enk krkin handipel?

   Can we meet again?

   Usage

   Use after a first meeting to suggest seeing each other again

   Grammar Note

   "karo՞gh enk" (կարո՞ղ ենք) is the 1st-person-plural ability question "can we?" in Armenian.

7. Ո՞ր կերակուրն ես սիրում

   Vor kerakurn es sirum?

   What food do you like?

   Usage

   A conversation starter on a date

   Grammar Note

   "sirum es" means "you like." Compare with "sirum em" (I like). The copulas ես/եմ are pronounced "es"/"em" without the initial ye-; only the pronoun ես ("I") is "yes".

8. Ուզու՞մ ես գնալ կինո

   Uzum es gnal kino?

   Would you like to go to the movies?

   Usage

   Casual invitation to see a movie together

   Grammar Note

   "kino" is a Russian loanword for both "cinema" and "movie." Widely used across former Soviet states.

9. Կարո՞ղ եմ բռնել ձեռքդ

   Karogh em brnel dzerkd?

   May I hold your hand?

   Usage

   A respectful way to ask permission to hold someone's hand

   Grammar Note

   "Dzerkd" (ձեռքդ) is "dzerk" (ձեռք, hand) with the possessive suffix "-d" (your).

10. Ես սիրահարված եմ քեզ

    Yes siraharvats em kez

    I have fallen in love with you

    Usage

    Express that you have fallen in love with someone

    Grammar Note

    "siraharvats em" uses a past participle adjective to express the present state of being in love.

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