Here’s a bit of ‘Love’ Spanish for you, our lovely listeners! We are pretty sure that, like us, you love learning Real Spanish!
El amor es lo único que crece cuando se reparte.
– Antoine Saint-Exupery
¡Te quiero! – Spanish love phrases
I (Ben) remember how odd it was to walk around the streets of Madrid in my first months in Spain many years ago, hearing young couples say to each other ‘Te quiero’… literally meaning ‘I want you!’ This sounded a little strange to be saying to each other in the street all day long, until I discoved that in Spain it simply means, ‘I love you’, and is used (here, at least) much more frequently than ‘te amo’.
Here are a few more Spanish love phrases we like:
Amor a primera vista – Love at first sight
… or more commonly used:
“Lo nuestro fue un flechazo” – For us it was love at first sight
Encontrar pareja – To find a partner
Or much more poetic and romantic:
Encontrar tu media naranja – To find your perfect other half.
Our Love Audios
This is a great week to listen to our love-related audios again!
Notes in Spanish Gold Season 1 – Ep.12 – Amor y La Galaxia – Ben’s sister finds love, despite it being more likely to find aliens in our galaxy, and online dating flourishes in Spain.
Advanced Spanish Podcast 65 – San Valentin – ¿Cuál es la manera más común de celebrar el día de los enamorados en tu país?
Intermediate Spanish Podcast 20 – Amor – ¿Que es lo que hace la gente de tu pais la primera vez que queda con alguien?
Once Again, Our Favourite Spanish Love Song
Here’s Y Sin Embargo – from the most Madrileño Joaquin Sabina – with the stunning intro from Olga Roman – with such classic, love filled stanzas as:
Te quiero más que a mis ojos,
te quiero más que a mi vida,
más que al aire que respiro
y más que a la madre mía.
Here’s the video:
(Lyrics for the main song with Sabina, here, and the opening section here.)
Happy Spanish Learning! Ben y Marina
Find the worksheets, with full conversation transcripts, for the above Notes in Spanish audios in our store.
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