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Romantic Spanish Phrases
Rob Ashby
The Spanish Obsessive
Woo your lover with these romantic refrains! Spanish is, after all, a Romance language, so spice up your Spanish with these romance phrases – I’m fairly sure your partner will be left quivering at the knees after you tell them that “el amor entra por los ojos”, or that “te encanta”. So, release Cupid’s arrow!
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Telling someone you love them in Spanish
In Spanish, there are several gradations to this, and it can be more subtle than in English. I’ll start with the “weakest”, and move more or less in order to the more serious (when you see two options, e.g. loco and loca, the “o” ending is masculine and for men, the “a” ending is femenine and for women, so choose carefully!):
Te quiero
I love/like you
Te quiero mucho
I love/like you loads
Me gustas
I like you (for more on how to use “gustar”, you should check this article)
Me encantas
I really like you
Me vuelves loco/loca You drive me crazy
Te adoro
I adore you
Te necesito
I need you
Te amo
I love you (very powerful!)
Terms of endearment in Spanish
Some of these sound a little silly in English, but they are all often used!
Mi cielo
My heaven
Mi angel
My angel Cariño
Darling/Sweetheart
Mi amor
My love
Mi vida
My life
Mi corazón
My heart
Hermoso/Hermosa
Gorgeous
Spanish Compliments (piropos), and other cheesy phrases
Spanish has its own fair share of tacky phrases and chat up lines too, use these sparingly…! These are all traditional.
Si cierro los ojos y vuelvo a abrirlos, vas a estar todavía?
If I close and then open my eyes, will you still be there?
La luna controla las mareas, y tu mi corazón
The moon controls the tides, and you control my heart
Que rico olor… que tiene esta flor
How beautiful is the smell… Of this flower
Spanish love refrains
El amor entra por los ojos
Love enters through the eyes
El amor es como el agua que no se seca
Love is like water which never dries
5 Responses
Hi¡ Robbo
Excellent work¡ Im really interested to learn spanish romantic worlds, I thinks sound amazing.
Now I want to share with you ….
TÁCTICA Y ESTRATEGIA
.
Mi táctica es
mirarte
aprender como sos
quererte como sos
.
mi táctica es
hablarte
y escucharte
construir con palabras
un puente indestructible
.
mi táctica es
quedarme en tu recuerdo
no sé cómo ni sé
con qué pretexto
pero quedarme en vos
.
mi táctica es
ser franco
y saber que sos franca
y que no nos vendamos
simulacros
para que entre los dos
….
no haya telón
ni abismos
.
mi estrategia es
en cambio
más profunda y más
simple
mi estrategia es
que un día cualquiera
no sé cómo ni sé
con qué pretexto
por fin me necesites
Hi Felizia, that’s a beautiful poem! Where did you find it?
Thanks Felizia! That’s a beautiful poem – where did you find that?
I have met a girl from honduras and want to learn better spanish to be able to talk to her. I know a little. what is a good online course to fully learn…free would be awesome, but i will pay for her lol.
Hey – free’s the way to go! However, there’s no one course that can really teach you Spanish fully (except ours of course). Look to get variety, be curious, at start practising it asap. That’s how to really learn!