Chinese phrases for flirting and pick-up lines

Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.

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wǒ我kěyǐ可以rènshi认识nǐ你ma吗？
Can I get to know you?
kěyǐ可以jiā加nǐ你wēixìn微信ma吗？
Can I add you on WeChat?
nǐ你yǒu有nánpéngyou男朋友ma吗？
Do you have a boyfriend?
nǐ你yǒu有nǚpéngyou女朋友ma吗？
Do you have a girlfriend?
nǐ你jīntiān今天tèbié特别hǎokàn好看。
You look especially good today.
nǐ你de的xiàoróng笑容hěn很tián甜。
Your smile is so sweet.
nǐ你shì是wǒ我de的cài菜。
You’re my type. (literally “you’re my dish”)
wǒmen我们yīqǐ一起qù去hē喝kāfēi咖啡ba吧？
Shall we go for a coffee?
wǒ我duì对nǐ你yījiàn-zhōngqíng一见钟情。
I fell for you at first sight.
nǐ你lèibulèi累不累？nǐ你zài在wǒ我nǎozi脑子li里pǎo跑le了yī一zhěngtiān整天。
Aren’t you tired? You’ve been running through my mind all day.
nǐ你tōuzǒu偷走le了wǒ我de的xīn心。
You stole my heart.
yùjiàn遇见nǐ你shì是wǒ我zuì最dà大de的xìngyùn幸运。
Meeting you is the luckiest thing that ever happened to me.
wǒ我de的xīnlǐ心里zhǐyǒu只有nǐ你。
There’s only you in my heart.
wǒ我xiǎng想nǐ你le了。
I miss you.
nǐ你yuànyì愿意zuò做wǒ我de的nǚpéngyou女朋友ma吗？
Will you be my girlfriend?

How do you say “you’re my type” in Chinese?

你是我的菜 (nǐ shì wǒ de cài), literally “you are my dish”: the food you like best. It is casual and playful, and works for anyone.

What do you say to ask someone out in Chinese?

我们一起去喝咖啡吧？ (shall we go for a coffee?) is light and easy. To ask for someone’s contact, 可以加你微信吗？ (can I add you on WeChat?) is what people actually say, since WeChat is how most people in China keep in touch.

How do I say them right?

Press Play and say each phrase with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked.

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