ഒരു ഡേറ്റിംഗ് ആപ്പിൽ നിന്റെ പ്രൊഫൈൽ ഞാൻ കണ്ടു.
Oru ḍēṟṟiṃg āppil ninte proṃphail ñān kaṇṭu
I saw your profile on a dating app.
Usage
Standard opening line on a dating app
Grammar Note
Malayalam is verb-final (SOV); case markers are suffixed to nouns
നിനക്ക് മാച്ച് / കണക്ട് ചെയ്യാൻ ഇഷ്ടമാണോ?
Ninakku mācc / kaṇakṭ ceyyān iṣṭamāṇō?
Would you like to match / connect?
Usage
Casual suggestion to match or connect on the app
Grammar Note
Malayalam dative "-kku" marks the experiencer of wanting/liking
ഈ ആപ്പിൽ നീ എന്ത് അന്വേഷിക്കുകയാണ്?
Ī āppil nī entu anvēṣikkukayāṇ?
What are you looking for on this app?
Usage
Asking what someone is seeking on the app
Grammar Note
"-ykayāṇ" is the present progressive verbal ending in Malayalam
ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ പുതിയ ആളാണ് — ഇത് എങ്ങനെ ഉപയോഗിക്കും?
Ñān iviṭe putiya āḷāṇ — itu eṅṅane upayōgikkum?
I'm new here — how does it work?
Usage
Asking how the app works as a new user
Grammar Note
"എങ്ങനെ" is the Malayalaṃ question word for "how"
കണ്ടുമുട്ടുന്നതിന് മുൻപ് ഒരു വീഡിയോ കോൾ ചെയ്യാമോ?
Kaṇṭumuṭṭunnatiṉ muṉpu oru vīḍiyo kōḷ ceyyāmō?
Can we video chat before meeting?
Usage
Suggesting a video call before meeting in person
Grammar Note
"muṉpu" is a Malayalam postposition meaning "before"
നമ്മുടെ ആദ്യ ഡേറ്റിന് എവിടെ കണ്ടുമുട്ടണം?
Nammute ādya ḍēṟṟin evite kaṇṭumuṭṭaṇam?
Where would you like to meet for our first date?
Usage
Asking where to meet for the first date
Grammar Note
"കണ്ടുമുട്ടണം" is the oblique infinitive expressing obligation/desire "should meet"
സംഭാഷണം വളരെ ആസ്വദിച്ചു — കണ്ടുമുട്ടണോ?
Sambhāṣaṇam vaḷare āsvadiccu — kaṇṭumuṭṭaṇō?
I enjoyed chatting — want to meet up?
Usage
Suggesting to meet after enjoyable conversation
Grammar Note
"ആസ്വദിക്കുക" means "to enjoy/savor" in Malayalam
നിന്റെ പ്രൊഫൈൽ മനോഹരമാണ് / ഫോട്ടോകൾ സുന്ദരം!
Niṉṟe proṃphail manōharamāṇ / phōṭṭōkaḷ sundaraṃ!
You have a great profile / nice photos!
Usage
Complimenting someone's profile or photos
Grammar Note
"മനോഹരം" is Sanskrit-derived meaning "heart-stealing beauty" in Malayalam
ഞാൻ ഒരാഴ്ച ഇവിടെ ഉണ്ട് — കണ്ടുമുട്ടണോ?
Ñān orāḻca iviṭe uṇṭ — kaṇṭumuṭṭaṇō?
I'm visiting for a week — would you like to meet?
Usage
Mentioning a brief visit while proposing to meet
Grammar Note
"ആഴ്ച" means "week" in Malayalam; "ഒരാഴ്ച" is the numeral "ഒരു" (one) + "ആഴ്ച" (week) = "one week"
ഞാൻ കരുതുന്നു നമ്മൾ നല്ലൊരു ജോഡിയാണ്!
Ñān karutunnu nammaḷ nalloru jōḍiyāṇ!
I think we're a good match!
Usage
Expressing that you feel you're a good match
Grammar Note
"നമ്മൾ" is the inclusive first person plural including hearer; "ജോഡി" means "pair/couple"
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