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

💬 In Spain, he pasado is the normal way to talk about something that happened earlier today or tonight. In Latin America you'd more often hear me la pasé muy bien.

💬 genial means "great" or "brilliant", not "friendly" like English genial. It works for food, plans, or people: eres genial "you're great".

💬 Instead of con ti, Spanish fuses the words into contigo. Same with "me": conmigo "with me".

💬 Put qué in front of a describing word to make an exclamation: ¡Qué guay! "How cool!", ¡Qué rico! "How tasty!".

🇪🇸 Splitting the bill is common on dates in Spain. If they did pay, a thank-you text like this the same night is a nice touch, often followed by an offer to get the next one.

💬 Like encantar, apetecer works backwards: the activity is what "appeals" to te. You can add any activity after it: ¿Te apetece ir al cine? "Do you fancy going to the cinema?".

💬 With apetecer, the thing you fancy is what does the action, and te marks who fancies it, just like gustar. It's very typical of Spain; in Latin America you'd more likely hear ¿quieres repetir?.

💬 Days take el instead of "on": el lunes "on Monday". With los, los sábados means "on Saturdays".

💬 ir bien means "to suit" or "to work for". Change te to fit the person: ¿os va bien? asks a group, using the vosotros form that's only used in Spain.

💬 te va bien is the go-to way to ask if a time or plan suits someone. Swap the time: ¿a las ocho te va bien? "does eight work for you?"

💬 Spanish often uses the plain present for near-future plans, so hablamos here means "we'll talk". Same with te llamo luego "I'll call you later".

🇪🇸 vale is Spain's all-purpose "OK" and you'll hear it everywhere. It marks you as Spain-based, since Latin Americans say está bien or ok.

🇪🇸 Signing off with un beso is everyday and friendly in Spain, even between friends, so it isn't especially romantic. Besos is common too.