quiero hacer el amor
/kjeɾo aθeɾ el amoɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I want to make love" is translated into Spanish as quiero hacer el amor.
This phrase is used to express a desire to have sexual intercourse with a partner. It is considered a romantic and soft way to express this desire, rather than using direct slang or purely clinical terms.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of quiero (I want), hacer (to do/make), el (the) and amor (love).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
quiero hacer el amor is a romantic and intimate expression. For more formal contexts, you can use Deseo hacer el amor or the more sophisticated Me gustaría tener relaciones íntimas contigo to express a desire for intimacy.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb hacer is used in its infinitive form because it follows the conjugated verb quiero.
How do you pronounce it?
/kjeɾo aθeɾ el amoɾ/
Did you know?
- While hacer el amor is romantic, Spanish has many slang terms for sex that use the word hacer in completely different ways, such as hacer el delicioso, which playfully refers to the act as 'the delicious thing'.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, the phrase quiero hacer el amor is often replaced by the softer tengo ganas, which literally means 'I have desires' but implies sexual longing without explicitly naming the act.
- The verb hacer in this phrase descends from the Latin 'facere', which is also the ancestor of the English word 'fact'.
Examples in context
- Te amo y quiero hacer el amor contigo.I love you and I want to make love to you.
- Esta noche quiero hacer el amor.Tonight I want to make love.
- Solo quiero hacer el amor y estar contigo.I only want to make love and be with you.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are relaxing together at home.
- ElenaDaniel, quiero hacer el amor contigo.Daniel, I want to make love with you.
- DanielYo también lo quiero, Elena.I want to too, Elena.
- ElenaVamos a la habitación entonces.Let's go to the bedroom then.
- DanielMe parece una idea perfecta.That sounds like a perfect idea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amor, el, hacer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
