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?
