How Do You Say “I Love You” in Spanish?

I love you in Spanish! As you probably know, Spanish is one of the most passionate languages, which is a perfect language to express love! So, let’s learn how to say I love you in Spanish and other romantic Spanish phrases and responses, including how to say I love you, too in Spanish and Spanish terms of endearment.

How do you say the word LOVE in Spanish?

Let’s start out with the word “love” in Spanish. The word for “love” is “Amor” as a noun. It’s a masculine word so the love is “el amor.” And as a verb, it’s “Amar.” They look very similar, so be careful.

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How to say I love you in Spanish

You may have heard of them before, but there are mainly two ways to say “I love you” in Spanish.

I love you in Spanish

Te quiero.

This one is much like “I love you” in English. You can use it between close friends, families, boyfriend and girlfriend, and spouses.

Te amo.

This one is a very strong way to express your eternal, unconditional love. So, you don’t want to use it lightly. It’s used more frequently in Latin America than in Spain.

I love you so much in Spanish (I love you very much)

(I love you very much in Spanish)

Te quiero mucho.

How to say I love you more in Spanish

Te amo más.

Te quiero más.

How to say I love you more than yesterday in Spanish

Te amo más que ayer.

Te quiero más que ayer.

Common ways to call your spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend in Spanish

Here’s how to say “My Love” or “My Darling” in Spanish.

Mi amor (my love) or just amor

Mi amorcito (my love) or just amorcito

Mi vida (my life) or just vida

Mi cielito lindo (my sweetheart) or just cielito lindo

Mi corazón (my heart) or just corazón

Cariño (darling) or Cari for short

Querido (male) / Querida (female) (darling)

Nene (male) / Nena (femaile) (Baby, babe)

Mami (baby – female) in Latin America

Papi (baby – male) in Latin America

I love you too in Spanish.

So how do you say I love you too in Spanish?

In response to I love you.

Me, too.

Y yo a tí.

Or, I love you too (the whole sentence).

Yo también te amo.

Yo también te quiero.

I love you more than anything in the world in Spanish.

Te amo más que nada en el mundo.

You are my everything in Spanish.

Eres mi todo.

You are my whole world in Spanish.

Eres mi mundo entero.

You are my universe.

Eres mi universe.

You are the most important thing in my life.

Eres lo más importante en mi vida.

You are the love of my life.

Eres el amor de mi vida.

How to Say “Beautiful” in Spanish

Hermosa (female) / hermoso (male).

Linda (female) / lindo (male).

How to say “handsome” or “attractive” in Spanish

Guapo (handsome) for male

Guapa (attractive, pretty) for female

You are handsome.

¡Que guapo eres!

This is to say you are a handsome person (permanent nature).

You look handsome.

¡Que guapo estás!

This one is to say you look handsome (temporary nature).

For example, you could say this, when your boyfriend/spouse/male friend got a new haircut and he looks great. Or he’s wearing a new shirt and he looks handsome in it, etc…

How to Say “I Can’t Live Without You” in Spanish

No puedo vivir sin ti.

I’m dying for your love.

Me muero por tu amor.

I can’t stop thinking about you.

No puedo dejar de pensar en ti.

You are the best thing that has happened to me.

Eres lo mejor que me ha pasado.

I need you in Spanish

Te necesito.

I adore you.

Te adoro.

I love you in Spanish to a friend.

Te quiero.

Definitely, you don’t want to say “te amo” to a friend as it is not appropriate. As explained earlier in this post, te amo is reserved for a serious, strong love between spouses or a couple who is in a long, committed relationship. Te quiero is more common in Spain even for married couples.

How to Say “I miss you” in Spanish

Te extraño. (In Latin America)

Te echo de menos. (In Spain)

These sentences can be used for spouses, family, and friends.

Now, how do you say “I love you” in Spanish?

You now have many different options to express your love appropriately. Learning a new language not only gives you more ways to express your love in a different language but also it can change your perspective. Learning a new language gives you an opportunity to learn about a new culture. And learning about a new culture and understanding differences allow you to think in a different way, which wasn’t available to you before. How cool is that!

Hope you have enjoyed this post about love in Spanish!

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Or you might want to listen to these popular Spanish songs. Most of them are love songs, so you can learn more ways to express love in Spanish.

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