What's the difference between telling someone "te quiero" and "te amo"? Don't they both mean "I love you"?

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 video

Enviar Mensagem Reservar Vídeo Aula

In Spanish to say "I love you", we say both "te quiero" and "te amo", but we use them according to the level of our feelings. Both phrases are used to express the love that you have for the other person but “te amo” is a very special phrase. You cannot say “te amo” to everybody. It's only used when you have a deep feeling for someone, and it is not recommended to say "te amo" to your significant other at the beginning of a relationship because you must be sure about your feelings. Also, you can use both phrases when you want to express love to your family.

Lições Relacionadas

Related Lessons

Vídeos Relacionados

Related Videos

Profile Video
Matthew T. Carlson
What's the difference between "disculpa", "disculpe", "perdón" "permiso"?
Karem M.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre la pronunciación de woman-women y man-men?
Nayane Bremm
Introduction: Prachi Jain
Prachi Jain
Why do people say both "¿qué hora son?" and "¿qué hora es?" to ask what time it is?
Karem M.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre usar fine y good? Es válido decir: i'm good, we're good, it's fine?
Nayane Bremm
How do you say "have a good day" in Spanish?
Karem M.
¿Cuál es la différencia entre "lastname" o "surname"?
Nayane Bremm
Mudar a língua:
French Spanish English Italian German Portuguese