Giving a date compliments: Telling them you enjoy their company

🇲🇽 oye is a friendly way to get someone's attention before saying something sincere. It isn't rude in Mexico and softens what comes next.

💬 In me la paso, the la doesn't refer to anything in particular. It's just part of the set phrase, so keep it in: me la pasé muy bien "I had a great time".

💬 "With you" is one word, contigo, never con tú. The same goes for "with me": conmigo.

🇲🇽 A very Mexican way to tell a date you like their company. It's sincere but casual, so it doesn't feel too heavy early on.

🇲🇽 Common in Mexico when a compliment surprises you or pleases you. Said with a smile, it invites the other person to say more.

💬 a gusto means feeling relaxed and at ease, not "tasty". It goes with estar: estoy a gusto aquí "I feel comfortable here".

💬 divertida ends in -a because it describes a woman. Say divertido to a man.

💬 platicar is Mexico's everyday word for chatting. You'll hear it much more than conversar. Here, bonito works like "nicely" and doesn't change its ending.

🇲🇽 In Mexico, lindo often describes kindness, so this is a warm reply when someone compliments you. A woman would hear qué linda eres.

💬 volando "flying" is an -ing form that tells you how something happens. The same pattern shows up in se fue corriendo "he ran off".

🇲🇽 A sweet compliment that's openly romantic without being too much. It's a good line near the end of a date that went well.

💬 te gustaría + an action word is a polite way to invite someone. Swap the action: ¿te gustaría cenar? "would you like to have dinner?"

💬 próxima matches semana, which is a feminine word. With a masculine word it becomes próximo: el próximo mes "next month".

💬 tan + a describing word means "such a" or "so" after the noun: una cena tan rica "such a delicious dinner".

💬 Adding a ti puts the stress on "you", giving the thanks back to the other person. If you're speaking formally, it becomes gracias a usted.

🇲🇽 A caring and very common goodbye in Mexico. Ending a date with it sounds warm, not formal.