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El amor
Verbos
amar: to love (someone). Te amo: I love you (deeply).
querer: to care for; to love. Te quiero: I love you (I care for you deeply).
quererse: to love each other.
gustar: to like; to be physically attracted to. Me gusta María: I like María; I'm physically attracted to María.
encantar: to love (something); to enchant. Conjugate like gustar when using it for 'love''' Me encanta la tele I love television. gustarse: to be physically attracted to each other tener cariño por alguien: to have sentimental feelings toward someone salir con: to go out with; to date someone estimar: to esteem apreciar: to appreciate abrazar: to hug. abrazos para ti: hugs for you besar: to kiss. muchos besos para ti: many kisses for you salir en cita con alguien: to go on a date with someone terminar: to break up with. Pepe y yo terminamos: Pepe and I broke up (our relationship broke up or ended). pelear: to argue. enamorarse: to fall in love casarse: to get married
Sustantivos el novio: boyfriend; fiancé; groom la novia: girlfriend; fiancée; bride los novios: dating couple; engaged couple; bride and groom los prometidos: engaged couple el matrimonio: marriage; wedding. Also: a married couple. el esposo, el marido: husband mi esposa, mi mujer, mi señora: my wife mi jefa my wife (or my mom) lit. my boss (f) el sacerdote: the priest
la iglesia: the church
la boda, el matrimonio: the wedding
la boda civil, el matrimonio civil: the civil service
la boda religiosa, el matrimonio religioso: the religious service la luna de miel: honeymoon la pareja: the couple mi pareja: my partner; my significant other. It has feminine grammatical gender, so someone can say Antonio fue mi última pareja (Antonio was my last partner) even though Antonio is a male.los convivientes: the cohabiting couple.los amantes, los enamoradores: lovers.amor: loveEl día de los enamorados, el día de San Valentín:'' Valentines day