The 14th of February is Valentine’s Day so in today’s post I will show you some useful vocabulary and expressions related with this “loving” subject.
We call this day El Día de los Enamorados o San Valentín in Spanish.
What do we do in this day when we are love someone or we have a crush on someone? Well, we mainly offer a present, like chocolates, or send a card.
♥ Hacer un regalo
♥ Bombones
♥ Mandar una tarjeta
Our heart (‘corazón’) beats fast when we are close to our sweetheart (‘cariño’), doesn’t it?
We get romantic and we show our love with kisses and hugs and we might even whisper “I love you!” to our sweetheart’s ear.
♥ Ponerse romántico
♥ Beso
♥ Abrazo
♥ ¡Te quiero! ♥
Ah, love! What a wonderful thing! I’ll write down some verbs about this great emotion:
♥ El amor
♥ Estar enamorado (‘to be in love’)
♥ Enamorarse (‘to fall in love’)
♥ Gustar alguien / estar colado por alguien (‘to have a crush on someone’)
Let’s talk about relationships and the steps in the process of starting a relationship with someone:
1. First, one gathers all their courage and ask the person one like out.☞ Pedir a alguien que salga contigo.
– ¡Juan me ha pedido que salga con él!!!
– Juan asked me out!!!
2. If everything goes well and we get a yes, we start going out with that person. ☞ Salir con alguien.
– Estoy saliendo con Juan desde hace dos años.
– I’m going out with Juan for two years.
3. We like to hold hands when we go for a walk. ☞ Darse la mano / Ir de la mano.
– Me encanta ir de la mano con mi novio.
– I love holding hands with my boyfriend.
4. Sometimes, for some reason, we like to play hard to get. ☞ Hacerse el duro / la dura, hacerse desear por la otra persona.
– Ana todavía no ha aceptado mi invitación a cenar, creo que se está haciendo la dura.
– Ana hasn’t accepted my invitation to dinner yet, I think she’s playing hard to get.
5. Once we are in the relationship we go through different stages:
– Ir en serio (‘go steady’)
– Irse a vivir con alguien (‘move in with someone’), vivir juntos (live together).
6. However, love not always lasts and sometimes the relationships end. Here there are some expressions:
– Dejar a alguien (‘to leave someone’)
– Romper (‘to break up)
– Darse un tiempo (‘to be on a break)
– Engañar a alguien / poner los cuernos (‘to cheat on someone’)
– Superar (‘to get over someone’)
– Romper el corazón / Tener el corazón roto (‘to break your heart / to be broken hearted’)
♥ ¡Feliz Día de los Enamorados! ♥
