Prijatelji in ljubezen = Friends and Romance

1. ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a friend = prijatelj
– a girlfriend = dekle (v razmerju)
– a boyfriend = fant (v razmerju)
– friendship = prijateljstvo
– love = ljubezen
– romance = romantičnost
– romantic = romantičen; ljubezenski
– friendly = prijateljski, prijazen
– relationship = razmerje
– a kiss = poljub
– to kiss = poljubiti
– a date = zmenek
– to date = dobivati se
– a couple = par

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– She is in love. = Zaljubljena je.
– He fell in love. = Zaljubil se je.
– Tom and Tim are best friends. = Tom in Tim sta najboljša prijatelja.
– Harry and Sally are dating. = Harry in Sally hodita (na zmenke).
– They’re on a date. = They’re having a date. = Na zmenku sta.

2. PRE-INTERMEDIATE and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a classmate = sošolec
– a flatmate = v Veliki Britaniji sostanovalec, s katerim si deliš stanovanje in ni član družine
– a roommate = v Veliki Britaniji sostanovalec, s katerim si deliš sobo in ni član družine; v Združenih državah Amerike pa sostanovalec, s katerim si deliš sobo ali stanovanje.
– a colleague = kolega; sodelavec, za katerega ni nujno, da je tvoj prijatelj
– a partner = partner
– a pen-friend = dopisovalec
– single = samski

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– Nick is going out with Allie. = Nick is seeing Allie. = Nick se dobiva z Allie.
– Andy says he’s not interested in her. = Andy pravi, da se ne zanima zanjo.
– They fell madly in love. = Noro sta se zaljubila.
– Mark is a close friend of mine. = Mark je moj dober prijatelj.
– Jessica is an old friend of mine. = Z Jessico sva že dolgo prijateljici.

3. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

3.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a significant other = življenjski sopotnik
– an acquaintance = znanec
– faithful, unfaithful = zvest, nezvest
– lifelong = dolgoleten, vseživljenjski
– an ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, … = bivši fant, bivše dekle, …
– to flirt = spogledovati se
– to cheat = varati
– an affair = (ljubezenska) afera
– to break up = to split up = prekiniti razmerje
– to adore = to worship = oboževati
– to loathe = to hate = sovražiti

3.2. Phrases = Fraze

– They had a row and aren’t speaking to each other. = Sporekla sta se in sedaj ne govorita drug z drugim.
– They’ve made it up and are back together. = Pobotala sta se in sta spet skupaj.
– All Matt wanted was a casual relationship. = Matt je hotel le priložnostno razmerje brez globjih čustvenih vezi.
– They’re in a serious relationship. = V resnem razmerju sta.
– I met him through Paul. = Spoznal sem ga preko Paula.
– I’ve got to know him pretty well by now. = Zaenkrat sem ga uspel že dokaj dobro spoznati.
– We have nothing in common. = Nimava ničesar skupnega.
– Ron promised to keep in touch. = Ron je obljubil, da bo stal v stiku.
– He absolutely adores her. = Naravnost obožuje jo.
– Ben fancies Julie, but she doesn’t fancy him. = Benu je všeč Julie, nje pa on ne privlači.
– I realised he’s been having an affair. = I realised he’s been cheating on me. = Ugotovila sem, da me vara.