Spanish for Relationships

Dating, feelings, arguments, making up. Express love, friendship and emotions in Spanish.

Relationship stages

SpanishEnglish
conocerseto meet / get to know each other
salir (con alguien)to go out (with someone) / date
ser noviosto be boyfriend/girlfriend
estar enamorado/a (de)to be in love (with)
comprometerseto get engaged
casarse (con)to get married (to)
separarseto separate
divorciarseto get divorced

Expressing feelings

Love and affection

Te quiero. (I love you. — romantic or family)
Te amo. (I love you. — deeper, more intense)
Me gustas. (I like you. — romantic interest)
Te echo de menos / Te extraño. (I miss you.)
Eres el amor de mi vida. (You're the love of my life.)
Estoy loco/a por ti. (I'm crazy about you.)

Friendship

Eres mi mejor amigo/a. (You're my best friend.)
Cuenta conmigo. (Count on me.)
Siempre estaré ahí para ti. (I'll always be there for you.)
Te aprecio mucho. (I appreciate you a lot.)

Arguments and making up

When things go wrong

Estoy enfadado/a contigo. (I'm angry with you.)
Me has hecho daño. (You've hurt me.)
No me parece justo. (That doesn't seem fair to me.)
Necesitamos hablar. (We need to talk.)
Lo siento mucho. (I'm very sorry.)
Perdóname. (Forgive me.)
No volverá a pasar. (It won't happen again.)
¿Hacemos las paces? (Shall we make up?)

Te quiero vs Te amo

Both mean "I love you" but differ in intensity

Te quiero = I love you (standard — used with partner, family, friends)
Te amo = I love you (deeper, more passionate — mainly romantic)
In some countries (Mexico), te amo is more common between couples.
In Spain, te quiero is the default — te amo can sound very intense.

Quick quiz

1. To go out / date = _____ con alguien.

2. I love you (standard) = Te _____.

3. I'm in love = Estoy _____.

4. I miss you (Spain) = Te _____ de menos.

5. To get married = _____ con.

6. Forgive me = _____.

7. We need to talk = _____ hablar.

8. Shall we make up? = ¿Hacemos las _____?

9. Count on me = _____ conmigo.

10. "Te quiero" is used with _____.

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