Dating Apps

1. Au raica na nomu profile ena dating app.

   Au rai-tha na no-mu pro-file e-na dei-ting app.

   I saw your profile on a dating app.

   Usage

   Opening line when first messaging someone on a dating app

   Grammar Note

   In Fijian, "au" is the 1st person singular subject. "raica" means "to see"

2. Ko vinakata me da connect?

   Ko vi-na-ka-ta me nda con-nect?

   Would you like to match / connect?

   Usage

   Asking if someone wants to connect

   Grammar Note

   "me" introduces a purpose clause. "da" is the inclusive 1st person plural pronoun

3. Cava na ko vaqara ena app oqo?

   Tha-va na ko va-ngga-ra e-na app o-nggo?

   What are you looking for on this app?

   Usage

   Asking what the other person is looking for on the app

   Grammar Note

   "oqo" is the Fijian proximal demonstrative meaning "this"

4. Au vou tiko — na vaka cava na nona cakacaka?

   Au vou ti-ko — na va-ka tha-va na no-na tha-ka-tha-ka?

   I'm new here — how does it work?

   Usage

   Asking how the app works as a newcomer

   Grammar Note

   "vaka" is a particle expressing comparison or manner, meaning "like / as / how"

5. E rawa ni da video chat, bera ni da sota?

   E ra-wa ni nda vi-de-o chat, be-ra ni nda so-ta?

   Can we video chat before meeting?

   Usage

   Suggesting a video call before meeting for safety

   Grammar Note

   "E rawa ni" is an expression of possibility meaning "is it possible to"

6. Ko vinakata me da sota e vei, ni first date?

   Ko vi-na-ka-ta me nda so-ta e vei, ni first date?

   Where would you like to meet for our first date?

   Usage

   Asking where to meet for the first date

   Grammar Note

   "e vei" is the Fijian interrogative meaning "where"

7. E vinaka na veitalanoa kei kemuni — ko vinakata me da sota?

   E vi-na-ka na vei-ta-la-no-a kei ke-mu-ni — ko vi-na-ka-ta me nda so-ta?

   I enjoyed chatting — want to meet up?

   Usage

   Suggesting to meet up after enjoyable chatting

   Grammar Note

   "vinaka" means "good / nice / thank you" — a versatile word in Fijian

8. E vinaka sara na nomu profile / na nomu ivakaraitaki!

   E vi-na-ka sa-ra na no-mu pro-file / na no-mu i-va-ka-rai-ta-ki!

   You have a great profile / nice photos!

   Usage

   Complimenting someone's profile or photos

   Grammar Note

   "sara" is an intensifying adverb meaning "very / really"

9. Au tiko mai eke e dua na macawa — ko vinakata me da sota?

   Au ti-ko mai e-ke e ndu-a na ma-tha-wa — ko vi-na-ka-ta me nda so-ta?

   I'm visiting for a week — would you like to meet?

   Usage

   Suggesting to meet during a short visit

   Grammar Note

   "macawa" means "week" in Fijian

10. Au nanuma ni da match vinaka!

    Au na-nu-ma ni nda match vi-na-ka!

    I think we're a good match!

    Usage

    Expressing that you feel you are well-matched

    Grammar Note

    "nanuma" means "to think / to consider"

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