Asking someone out. (Spanish)

Spanish Phrases for Asking Someone Out

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Casual Coffee Invite

Simpler Phrases

¿Quieres tomar un café mañana?

Translation: Do you want to have coffee tomorrow?

¿Puedo invitarte a un café?

Translation: Can I invite you for a coffee?

¿Te gusta tomar café?

Translation: Do you like to drink coffee?

¿Podemos tomar un café juntos?

Translation: Can we have coffee together?

Simpler Vocabulary

• querer - to want
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive; "quieres" is 2nd person singular present.
• tomar - to have/drink
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive.
• café - coffee
  Grammar: Masculine noun, singular.
• invitar - to invite
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive; "invitarte" includes reflexive pronoun.
• juntos - together
  Grammar: Adverb, plural masculine.

¡Hola! He visto que coincidimos en varios eventos y me gustaría invitarte a tomar un café. ¿Te gustaría salir conmigo?

Translation: Hi! I've noticed that we've been at several events together and I'd like to invite you for a coffee. Would you like to go out with me?

Vocabulary

• hola - hi
• visto que - I've seen that
• coincidimos - we've been at the same events
• me gustaría - I'd like
• invitarte - to invite you
• tomar un café - to have a coffee
• ¿Te gustaría? - Would you like?

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Romantic Dinner Invite

Simpler Phrases

¿Quieres cenar conmigo?

Translation: Do you want to have dinner with me?

¿Puedo invitarte a cenar?

Translation: Can I invite you to dinner?

¿Te gusta cenar fuera?

Translation: Do you like to dine out?

¿Podemos cenar juntos?

Translation: Can we have dinner together?

Simpler Vocabulary

• cenar - to have dinner
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive.
• conmigo - with me
  Grammar: Prepositional pronoun.
• poder - to be able/can
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive; "puedo" is 1st person singular present.
• invitar - to invite
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive; "invitarte" includes reflexive pronoun.
• juntos - together
  Grammar: Adverb, plural masculine.

Buenos días. Me encantaría llevar a una mujer hermosa como tú a cenar esta noche. ¿Aceptas mi invitación?

Translation: Good morning. I would love to take a beautiful woman like you out to dinner tonight. Do you accept my invitation?

Vocabulary

• buenos días - good morning
• encantaría - I would love
• llevar - to take
• una mujer hermosa - a beautiful woman
• como tú - like you
• a cenar - to dinner
• esta noche - tonight
• ¿Aceptas? - Do you accept?

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Weekend Movie Plan

Simpler Phrases

¿Quieres ir al cine?

Translation: Do you want to go to the movies?

¿Podemos ver una película?

Translation: Can we watch a movie?

¿Te gusta el cine?

Translation: Do you like the movies?

¿Quieres ver una película conmigo?

Translation: Do you want to watch a movie with me?

Simpler Vocabulary

• ir - to go
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive; "quieres ir" uses 2nd person singular present.
• cine - movies/cinema
  Grammar: Masculine noun, singular.
• ver - to watch/see
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive.
• película - movie
  Grammar: Feminine noun, singular.
• conmigo - with me
  Grammar: Prepositional pronoun.

Hola, ¿tienes algún plan para el fin de semana? Me encantaría llevarte al cine y disfrutar de una película juntos. ¿Te gustaría acompañarme?

Translation: Hello, do you have any plans for the weekend? I would love to take you to the movies and enjoy a movie together. Would you like to join me?

Vocabulary

• hola - hi
• tienes - do you have
• algún plan - any plans
• para el fin de semana - for the weekend
• me encantaría - I would love
• llevarte al cine - to take you to the movies
• disfrutar - to enjoy
• una película - a movie
• juntos - together
• ¿Te gustaría? - Would you like?

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Park Walk and Chat

Simpler Phrases

¿Quieres pasear en el parque?

Translation: Do you want to walk in the park?

¿Puedo charlar contigo?

Translation: Can I talk with you?

¿Te gusta pasear?

Translation: Do you like to walk?

¿Podemos caminar juntos?

Translation: Can we walk together?

Simpler Vocabulary

• pasear - to walk/stroll
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive.
• parque - park
  Grammar: Masculine noun, singular.
• charlar - to chat/talk
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive.
• caminar - to walk
  Grammar: Verb, infinitive.
• conmigo - with me
  Grammar: Prepositional pronoun.

Buenas tardes. Me preguntaba si te gustaría dar un paseo por el parque este sábado. Podríamos charlar y conocer mejor. ¿Qué te parece?

Translation: Good afternoon. I was wondering if you would like to take a walk in the park this Saturday. We could chat and get to know each other better. What do you think?

Vocabulary

• buenas tardes - good afternoon
• preguntaba - I was wondering
• te gustaría - would you like
• dar un paseo - to take a walk
• por el parque - in the park
• este sábado - this Saturday
• podríamos charlar - we could chat
• conocer mejor - get to know each other better
• ¿Qué te parece? - What do you think?

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