Dating Apps

1. پروفایلت را دیدم

   Profāylat rā didam

   I saw your profile

   Usage

   Opening message on a dating app after seeing someone's profile.

   Grammar Note

   "-am" is the first-person past suffix. "Didam" = past tense of "didan" (to see).

2. با هم مَچ شدیم

   Bā ham mach shodim

   We matched

   Usage

   Opening message after a mutual match on a dating app.

   Grammar Note

   English "match" combined with Persian "shodan" (to become). Common among younger Iranians.

3. عکس‌هایت خیلی قشنگه

   Aks-hāyat kheyli qashange

   Your photos are very pretty

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile photos on a dating app.

   Grammar Note

   "Qashange" is colloquial contraction of "qashang ast" (is pretty). "Ast" often contracts to "-e" in spoken Persian.

4. بیو جالبی داری

   Bio-ye jālebi dāri

   You have an interesting bio

   Usage

   Showing interest in someone's profile bio.

   Grammar Note

   "Dari" is the casual second-person present of "dashtan" (to have). "Bio" is borrowed from English.

5. کجا زندگی می‌کنی؟

   Kojā zendegi mikoni?

   Where do you live?

   Usage

   Asking about location after matching online.

   Grammar Note

   "Zendegi kardan" = compound verb "to live/reside". "Mikoni" is the casual second-person present.

6. می‌توانیم حضوری ملاقات کنیم؟

   Mitavānim hozuri molāqāt konim?

   Can we meet in person?

   Usage

   Moving from online messaging to an in-person meeting.

   Grammar Note

   "Molaqat kardan" = compound verb "to meet". "Hozuri" = "hozur" (presence) + "-i" (adjective suffix).

7. اینستاگرامت چیه؟

   Instāgrām-at chi-ye?

   What is your Instagram?

   Usage

   Casually asking for someone's Instagram handle.

   Grammar Note

   "-at" is the casual possessive "your". "Chiye" is colloquial contraction of "chi ast" (what is).

8. دنبالِ چه کسی می‌گردی؟

   Donbāl-e che kasi migardi?

   What kind of person are you looking for?

   Usage

   Asking what type of person someone is looking for on a dating app.

   Grammar Note

   "Donbal-e kasi gashtan" is the idiom "to search for someone". "Donbal" means "behind/chasing".

9. فقط دوستی، نه رابطه جدی

   Faqat dusti, na rābete-ye jaddi

   Just friendship, not a serious relationship

   Usage

   Clarifying intentions in a dating app profile or chat.

   Grammar Note

   "Na" also functions as a conjunction for contrast. "Faqat A, na B" = "only A, not B".

10. پیامت را دیدم ولی وقت نداشتم

    Peyāmet rā didam vali vaqt nadāshtam

    I saw your message but didn't have time

    Usage

    Explaining why you didn't reply to a message promptly.

    Grammar Note

    "Vaqt nadashtam" = "vaqt" (time) + "nadashtam" (I didn't have). Means "I didn't have time".

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