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Spanish for Hooking Up, Dating, Love and Sex.

 

Spanish Love Letters

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 10:03 — Stacy
For some, saying how you feel about another person can be difficult. It isn’t usually because you don’t know how you feel, it is that it can be intimidating to say the words out loud, face-to-face. For this reason, you might want to consider writing your feelings in a Spanish love letter. Often the written word can have more impact because you may feel more freedom when writing your most intimate thoughts verses speaking them.
 
When starting Spanish love letters, you need to keep in mind the difference between how you address someone you love versus how you start any other letter. In English, you start the letter the same way for a variety of audiences such as “Dear Tom,” or “Dear Mr. Smith,” or “Dear Sir or Madam.” However, in Spanish, you will use a variety of words for “Dear” depending on the audience. 
 
If it is simply an aquantaince or a business letter, you would use the word estimado (eh-stee-MAH-doh) such as:
 
Dear Mr. Martinez
Estimado Señor Martinez
eh-stee-MAH-doh see-NYOHR mahr-TEE-nehz
 
or
 
Dear Madam
Estimada Señora
eh-stee-MAH-dah see-NYOHR-ah
 
The word for “Dear” that signifies endearment, love, a family member or even a close friend is Querido (keh-REE-doh):
 
Dear Fernando
Querido Fernando
keh-REE-doh fehr-NAHN-doh
 
Since how you start a letter sets the tone of the letter, you need to think about how serious your relationship is before you begin writing Spanish love letters. After all, if you have just started dating someone, you might not be ready to dive into the querido stage yet. What are some ideas for Spanish love letters that you have either written or received that could help out someone looking for a way to express themselves?

 

How to make a toast in Spanish

Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:29 — Jason

I added some phrases on making a toast in Spanish to the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide.

Some phrases I included:

Cheers!

Bottoms up!

Here's to you!

Down the hatch!

etc, etc.

Goodbyes in Spanish after meeting someone

Sun, 08/24/2008 - 13:20 — Jason

I added some phrases to the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide on saying goodbye after you first meet someone. Some examples:

Great to have met you.

It was nice talking to you.

Do you want a ride?

We'll see each other soon.

We'll talk soon.

Let's stay in touch.

I'll call you.

Have a good time!

Plus many more, click here for the all the goodbye phrases in Spanish.

 

Compliments in Spanish

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 00:40 — Stacy
 
Let’s face it, we all love to get compliments.  It makes us feel good about ourselves, makes us feel more attractive and boosts our confidence.  If you are interested in someone who speaks Spanish, learning how to give compliments in Spanish can help you strike up a conversation, let the other person know you are interested, or further a relationship that you are already in. 
 
A basic phrase that you need to learn to give compliments is “you are + adjective” Tú eres (too EHR –ehs).  You can then insert whatever compliment you want to give such as “beautiful” hermosa (ehr-MOH-sah), “handsome” guapo (GWAH-poh), “Sexy” sexy (SEKS-ee), etc.
 
Many men like compliments that boost their masculinity.  It all goes back to the machismo (mah-CHEES-moh) or “male pride or virility” that is very much part of the Latin American culture.
 
You must workout.
Debes de hacer ejercicio.
DEH-behs deh ah-SEHR eh-jehr-SEE-see-oh.
 
You are so strong.
Eres muy forzudo (or fuerte).
EHR-ehs mohy fohr-ZOO-doh (or FWEHR-teh).
 
If you are attracted to a woman who is with her grown daughter, one great compliment in Spanish that you can give her is to tell her that she and her sister look just alike.  After all, one of the highest compliments you can give to a woman is to tell her that she looks younger than she actually is.
 
You look like your sister.
Te pareces a tu hermana.
teh pah-REH-sehs ah too ehr-MAH-nah
 
When giving a compliment in Spanish, think about what kind of things you like to hear about yourself, what makes you feel good about yourself.  What are some other compliments in Spanish that you have either received or used in the past?
 
 

 

Mixed drinks in Spanish. Ordering another round and paying for drinks.

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 21:49 — Jason

I've added some more words and phrases to my last update on drinks. This time I added phrases for ordering mixed drinks. I also threw in some phrases for ordering another round and paying for drinks.

 

Ordering drinks and types of drinks in Spanish

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 15:08 — Jason

Today I put up some new phrases for the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide on ordering drinks and how to say them in Spanish. This covers how to order drinks, how much they cost, asking someone what they want to drink or even telling someone that you don't want to drink. Plus the names of different drinks in Spanish like beer, draft beer, shots, wine, mixed drinks, etc. along with a couple useful translations for ice, lemon, etc.

Attracting attention in Spanish

Wed, 08/13/2008 - 11:31 — Jason

When you are translating phrases from English to Spanish, you can't always do a literal translation since it would lose its meaning after the translation.
 
One example is the word "attention" used in different contexts.

In English it's more common to say "attracting attention" where in Spanish it's more common to say "calling attention."
 
To attract attention...
Llamar la atención...
yah-MAHR lah ah-tehn-see-OHN...
 
If someone likes to attract attention you could say:
 
He/She likes to attract attention.
Él/Ella le gusta llamar la atención.
EHL/EH-yah leh GOO-stah yah-MAHR lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.
 
Similarly, if someone catches your eye and you wanted to say you are interested in them or attracted to them you could say:
 
He/She caught (or attracted) my attention.
Él/Ella me llamó la atención.
Ehl/EH-yah meh yah-MOH lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.

In the following phrases you can use it to describe how attractive someone is:

She is totally hot.
Ella es una chica que llama la atención.
EH-yah ehs oon-ah chee-kah keh yah-mah lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.

He is totally hot.
Él es un chico que llama la atención.
EHL ehs oon chee-koh keh yah-mah lah ah-tehn-see-OHN.

Here's something else to watch out for. If you want to tell somebody to pay attention to something you would use "lend attention" instead of "pay attention." So:
 
Pay attention!
¡Presta atención!
¡Preh-stah ah-tehn-see-OHN!

Sometimes the literal translation of something can really change the meaning or sentiment. If someone is attracting your attention, you want to be sure they know what you mean. Did you pay attention?
 

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