Texting & dating apps: Texting after the date to say you had fun

💬 请 (qǐng) here means "to treat someone", not "please". The pattern is 请 + person + activity, as in 请你喝咖啡 "treat you to coffee".

🇨🇳 On a date, one person usually pays the whole bill rather than splitting it. Thanking them by text afterward is polite, and it often sets up an offer to pay next time.

💬 不 changes to (bú) before a falling tone, so this is said (bú kèqi), not (bù kèqi).

🇨🇳 Hotpot is a hugely popular date meal. Cooking from a shared pot keeps the conversation going and takes the pressure off.

💬 家 (jiā) is the counting word for shops and restaurants. Putting it after 那 turns a type of food into "that place": 那家咖啡 "that coffee place".

💬 Add 吗 to the end of any statement to make it a yes/no question. 好吃 "tasty" becomes 好吃吗？, and 好喝吗？ asks about drinks.

💬 Nothing in the sentence marks the past. Chinese often just lets the situation make the time clear.

💬 下 means "next" in time words: 下周 "next week", 下个月 "next month". Time words like this go at or near the start of the sentence.

🇨🇳 Offering to pay next time does two things after a date. It returns the favor, and it's a clear, low-pressure signal that you want a second date.

💬 这个 "this" works with time words the same way: 这个月 "this month". For "next weekend", swap in 下个: 下个周末.

💬 Add 吗 (ma) to the end of any statement to make a yes/no question. 你有空 "you're free" becomes 你有空吗？ with no change in word order.

💬 Time words like 这个周末 go up front, before or right after the person, never at the end as in English. The same goes for 明天你有空吗？ "Are you free tomorrow?"

💬 Weekdays are just 周 plus a number, with Monday as 周一 and Saturday as 周六. The one exception is Sunday, which is 周日.

💬 太 (tài) + adjective + 了 (le) is an excited "so ...!": 太好吃了 "so tasty!"

💬 Put any time before 见 to say "see you then": 明天见 "see you tomorrow", 晚上见 "see you tonight".

🇨🇳 This is the standard caring way to end a late-night chat, much like "get some sleep". It closes the conversation warmly without feeling abrupt.

🇨🇳 Sending 晚安 is a common, slightly warm way to end an evening chat. Between people getting to know each other, it can carry a hint of affection.