Flirting

1. Nagustuhan kita

   I have come to like you

   Grammar Note

   "Nagustuhan" is the completed form of "gusto" (like). It expresses having come to like.

2. Maganda ang ngiti mo

   Your smile is beautiful

   Grammar Note

   "Ngiti" functions as both "smile" (noun) and "to smile" (verb) in Tagalog.

3. Mahal kita

   I love you

   Usage

   "Mahal" uniquely means both "love/dear" and "expensive" — a distinctive Tagalog word

   Grammar Note

   "Kita" is a combined pronoun (I + you). "Mahal kita" is a complete sentence meaning "I love you".

4. Gusto kitang imbitahan sa dinner

   I want to invite you to dinner

   Grammar Note

   "Imbitahan" derives from Spanish "invitar". Tagalog heavily borrows from Spanish.

5. Maganda ang mga mata mo

   Your eyes are beautiful

   Grammar Note

   "Mga" is the plural marker in Tagalog. Place it before any noun to make it plural.

6. Naiisip kita araw-araw

   I think of you every day

   Grammar Note

   "Araw-araw" = "araw" (day) reduplicated = "every day". Reduplication often expresses frequency.

7. Masaya ako kapag kasama kita

   I am happy when I am with you

   Grammar Note

   "Kapag" = "when/whenever" (temporal/conditional). "Kasama" = "with/companion".

8. Pwede ba tayong magkita ulit?

   Can we meet again?

   Grammar Note

   "Magkita" (with mag-) means "to meet each other" — a reciprocal verb.

9. Kilig ako sa iyo

   You give me butterflies / I feel giddy because of you

   Usage

   "Kilig" is a uniquely Filipino concept — the giddy/butterflies feeling from romance

   Grammar Note

   "Kilig" has been adopted into Philippine English. It describes romantic thrills with no exact English equivalent.

10. Gusto mo bang lumabas na kasama ko?

    Would you like to go out with me?

    Grammar Note

    "Lumabas" = the "um-" infix on "labas" (outside), i.e. to go out. A companion is marked with "kasama" (accompanying).

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