quiero hacerte el amor
/kjeɾo aθeɾte el amoɾ/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "I want to make love to you" is expressed as quiero hacerte el amor.
This phrase is a romantic way to express the desire to have sexual intercourse with someone.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase hacerte el amor literally translates to "to make to you the love".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, hacer el amor is a common expression for making love.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase quiero hacerte el amor, the pronoun te (you) is attached to the end of the infinitive hacer to form hacerte.
How do you pronounce it?
/kjeɾo aθeɾte el amoɾ/
Did you know?
- While hacer el amor is romantic, Spanish has a specific word querencia to describe the deep emotional need for a place or person that provides security and love.
- Despite the romantic weight of hacer el amor, the word amor itself is used in much more mundane contexts in Spanish, such as the phrase amor propio, which means 'self-esteem'.
- The word el in el amor is a direct descendant of the Latin 'ille', which originally meant 'that' or 'that one'.
Examples in context
- Estoy completamente enamorado de ti. Me gustaría hacer el amor contigo.I'm completely in love with you. I would like to make love to you.
- Eres una persona increíblemente atractiva. Deseo tener una noche de pasión contigo.You are incredibly attractive. I desire to have a night of passion with you.
- No puedo resistirme a tu encanto. Quisiera hacer el amor contigo, si tú lo permites.I can't resist your charm. I would like to make love to you, if you allow it.
- Me tienes completamente loco. Quiero hacerte el amor.You drive me crazy. I want to make love to you.
- Cada vez que te veo, me muero por hacerte el amor.Every time I see you, I'm dying to make love to you.
- Eres tan hermosa y quiero hacerte el amor.You are so beautiful and I want to make love to you.
- Te amo y quiero hacerte el amor esta noche.I love you and I want to make love to you tonight.
- No puedo dejar de pensar que quiero hacerte el amor.I can't stop thinking that I want to make love to you.
Example conversation
A romantic evening at home.
- MaríaDaniel, eres el hombre de mis sueños.Daniel, you are the man of my dreams.
- DanielY tú eres mi todo, María.And you are my everything, María.
- MaríaTe amo tanto y quiero hacerte el amor.I love you so much and I want to make love to you.
- DanielYo también te deseo con todo mi corazón.I desire you with all my heart, too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amor, el, CC BY-SA 4.0.
