Dating Apps

1. Ngisebenzisa i-app yokuthandana.

   I am using a dating app.

   Usage

   Used to tell someone you are using a dating app.

   Grammar Note

   i-app is borrowed from English. yokuthandana means "for dating" (ukuthandana = to love/court each other).

2. Sihlanganiswe yi-app.

   We were matched by the app.

   Usage

   Used to explain that you met through a dating app.

   Grammar Note

   Sihlanganiswe is passive perfect "we were connected". yi- marks the passive agent.

3. Isithombe sakho siyamangalisa.

   Your profile photo is amazing.

   Usage

   Used online to compliment someone's profile photo.

   Grammar Note

   siya- is the present affirmative prefix for the si- noun class. -mangalisa means "to amaze".

4. Uyibhalile yini i-bio yakho?

   Have you written your bio?

   Usage

   Used to ask if someone has written a bio on their dating profile.

   Grammar Note

   i-bio is borrowed from English. yini is a question particle.

5. Ngifuna ukuhlangana nawe ubuso nobuso.

   I want to meet you in person.

   Usage

   Used to suggest moving from online chat to a real-life meeting.

   Grammar Note

   nawe means "with you" (comitative). ubuso nobuso means "face to face / in person".

6. Ufuna abantu abathembekile?

   Are you looking for trustworthy people?

   Usage

   Used to gauge whether someone is looking for a serious relationship.

   Grammar Note

   abathembekile is a relative clause adjective: "those who are trustworthy".

7. Ungithumelele umlayezo.

   Send me a message.

   Usage

   Used to invite someone to message you on an app or social media.

   Grammar Note

   Ungithumelele uses -ngi- (me) with the benefactive imperative form.

8. Ungitshele ngendawo yokudla enhle?

   Can you recommend a nice restaurant for us?

   Usage

   Used to ask a local for a restaurant suggestion for a first date.

   Grammar Note

   indawo yokudla = "place for eating". enhle is the adjectival form of -hle (nice).

9. Uyathanda ukuya ogwini?

   Do you like going to the beach?

   Usage

   Used to ask about beach preferences, paving way for a Durban beach date suggestion.

   Grammar Note

   uyathanda + infinitive means "you like to (do something)".

10. Ngicela uhloniphe imingcele yami.

    Please respect my boundaries.

    Usage

    Used to clearly communicate personal boundaries in any dating context.

    Grammar Note

    uhloniphe is the imperative form of ukuhlonipha (to respect).

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