Flirting

1. Dir sidd ganz schéin

   You are very beautiful

   Usage

   A polite compliment on someone's looks; keep it light with people you have just met.

   Grammar Note

   Dir takes plural verb forms (Dir sidd). Schéin means beautiful and works for people and things. Composed from dictionary-verified words

2. Däerf ech Iech e Gedrénks offréieren?

   May I buy you a drink?

   Usage

   Offers to treat someone to a drink at a bar or café.

   Grammar Note

   Gedrénks is neuter. Iech is the dative and accusative of polite Dir. Composed from dictionary-verified words

3. Ech géif Iech gär erëmgesinn

   I would like to see you again

   Usage

   Politely says you would like to meet again.

   Grammar Note

   Géif … gär + infinitive expresses "would like to". Erëmgesinn means to see or meet again. Composed from dictionary-verified words

4. Wëllt Dir mat mir danzen?

   Would you like to dance with me?

   Usage

   Invites someone to dance, for example at a dance hall or fair.

   Grammar Note

   Mat takes the dative mir. Danzen keeps its n at the end of the sentence. Composed from dictionary-verified words

5. Dir hutt e wonnerschéint Laachen

   You have a wonderful smile

   Usage

   Praises a smile; Laachen covers both smile and laughter.

   Grammar Note

   Laachen is neuter, so the adjective takes -t (wonnerschéint). Composed from dictionary-verified words

6. Ech vermëssen Iech elo schonn

   I already miss you

   Usage

   Says you already miss the other person.

   Grammar Note

   Vermëssen means both to miss someone and to find something missing. Elo schonn adds "already now". Composed from dictionary-verified words

7. Däerf ech Iech zum Owesiessen invitéieren?

   May I invite you to dinner?

   Usage

   A polite invitation to dinner.

   Grammar Note

   Owesiessen is neuter. Zum contracts zu + dem. Composed from dictionary-verified words

8. Dir hutt wonnerschéin Aen

   You have wonderful eyes

   Usage

   Compliments someone's eyes; Aen is the plural of A.

   Grammar Note

   Wonnerschéin keeps its n before a vowel. The plural of A "eye" is Aen. Composed from dictionary-verified words

9. Ech hunn Äert Laache gär

   I like your laugh

   Usage

   Says you like the other person's laugh.

   Grammar Note

   Gär hunn means to like. Hunn keeps its n before the vowel Ä. Composed from dictionary-verified words

10. Kënne mir eis muer erëmgesinn?

    Can we see each other again tomorrow?

    Usage

    Suggests meeting again tomorrow.

    Grammar Note

    Kënnen drops its n before m and becomes kënne. Eis is used reciprocally here. Composed from dictionary-verified words

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