te quiero más
/te kjeɾo mas/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "I love you more" is expressed as te quiero más.
This phrase is used to tell someone that the speaker's love for them is greater than the other person's love for them. For an informal way to say "I love you more than anything," you can use Te quiero más que a nada.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of te (you), quiero (I want/love) and más (more).
Which one should you use?
While te quiero más is common, te amo más uses a stronger, more intense verb often reserved for deep romantic love or very close family.
How does it change in a sentence?
To provide extra emphasis on the person being loved, you can use the form te quiero más a ti.
How do you pronounce it?
/te kjeɾo mas/
Did you know?
- The word más comes from the Latin 'magis', which is the same root that gives us the English word 'major'.
- Because querer also means 'to want', saying te quiero más can linguistically imply 'I want you more', adding a layer of desire to the romantic sentiment.
- While 'more' sounds like a simple quantity, using te quiero más to respond to a lover's 'I love you' can feel like a playful competition of affection rather than a simple statement.
Examples in context
- Te quiero más que nadie.I love you more than anyone else.This sentence is useful for saying you love someone more than anyone else using te quiero más.Tatoeba #845836 by Shishir, translation #40332 by CK
- Te quiero más que a ella.I love you more than I love her.This sentence is useful for saying you love someone more than a third person using te quiero más.Tatoeba #867046 by Shishir, translation #394736 by CK
- Te quiero más que tú a mí.I love you more than you love me.This sentence is useful for responding to someone's declaration of love using te quiero más.Tatoeba #580613 by Shishir, translation #17829 by lazycat
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Example conversation
A couple is sharing a sweet moment during a walk.
- LucíaTe amo tanto, Javier.I love you so much, Javier.
- JavierY yo a ti, Lucía.And I love you, Lucía.
- LucíaNo, te quiero más.No, I love you more.
- JavierEstá bien, te quiero más.Alright, I love you more.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries más, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
