Dating/Courtship

[Ricardo900]

Hey Anna add these to your sticky.

again / de nuevo
alone / solo
to ask out / pedir de salir
attraction / atracción
bad impression / mala impresión
boyfriend / novio
to break up/ separarse, cortar
to call / llamar
to cheat / engañar
chocolate / cholocate, bombón
coffee / café
to confirm / confirmar
to dare / atrever
date / cita
dinner / cena
drinks / tragos
enchanted / encantado
to get engaged/ comprometerse
ex-boyfriend / exnovio
faithful / fiel, leal
to fall in love / enamorarse
farewell / despedida
to finish / terminar
first date / primera cita
first impression / primera impresión
first sight / primera vista
flowers / flores
to get to know better / conocerse mejor
girlfriend / novia
to go out / salir
good impression / buena impresión
to greet / saludar
handsome / bien parecido (guapo)
to hate / odiar
to hold hands / tomarse (agarrarse) de la mano
to hug / abrazar
insolent / atrevido
to kiss / besar
kiss / beso
love / amor
lover / amante
lunch / almuerzo
lust / lujuria
to meet / conocer
to get married/ casarse
outgoing / extrovertido
to pick up / ir a buscar
to pretend / pretender
pretty / lindo
ring / anillo
to say goodbye / despedirse
second date / segunda cita
sex / sexo
sexual / sexual
shy / tímido
slap / cachetada
to talk / hablar
ugly / feo
unfaithful / desleal
well dressed / bien vestido

The only thing you need is the Verbs and Subjects

[macocael]

Ricardo, dont forget

"chuleria": something cute, but when speaking about love matters it can mean that the signs of love are there (necking, hand holding) and the couple is in love

"chulear": to kiss, to caress

"dar la muela": what a guy does when he chats up a girl

"la nueve": your girlfriend

and the best compliment to give your girlfriend when she is all dressed up, "tu 'ta alante alante!" (estar alante is to be on the cutting edge of fashion).

Sorry, I should have defined these, I didnt realize it would turn into a guide to lovers!

a propósito, "amante" is not generally perceived as a term of endearment: when I was dating the woman who would become my wife at one point I referred to her as my lover, and she was offended, because it is generally used to refer to illicit affairs .

[AnnaC]

Thank you Ricardo and maco

[macocael]

A few more endearments:

mi vida (my life)
mi alma (my soul)
mi cosa bella (my beautiful thing)
mi corazón de andullo (the best part of a plug of tobacco)
la media naranja (basically, your other half)

And just about any diminutive you can think of: mi corazoncito, mi amorcito, mi loquito, mi muchachito, etc. (Just be sure to put the right ending on the word)

[Lesley D]

As an equivalent to 'mi media naranja' have you ever heard 'mi media mitad'? The reason why I ask is because I know the expression but I have never heard the usage. I always hear 'mi media naranja'.

There's a salsa titled Mi media mitad by Rey Ruiz. I am sure you know it. The whole album actually is a treasure.


Mi media mitad

Fue mi media mitad
un sabor conocido
que me dio mucho más
que quitar su vestido

****

Fue mi media mitad
y yo sólo su amigo
y hoy me cuesta pensar
que esté todo perdido.


-LDG.

[xamaicano]

dejar plantado - to stand up

[Lesley D]

xamaicano- no me dejes plantada- where did you learn that expression? Just curious.


-LDG.

[macocael]

Lesley D, forgot all about that Rey Ruiz song! Good one. You know, I dont recall hearing it, but I wasnt aware of the term before, so I may in fact start hearing it now. After I learned about "media naranja" it seemed I was hearing it all the time.

[Lesley D]

Maco, I don't think you will hear the usage. I think it's extremely figurative, typical of songs where you can play on the words. However, it's clear that mi media mitad means mi media naranja.

This is where I find songs to be so helpful with language which I encourage for learning once chosen carefully. One can get exposure to expressions, figurative usage of Spanish, typical sentence structure (for the most part), grammar usage etc.

Ricardo900, here is one more for your list that I think is more common than what you listed:

'Están peleados' - in colloquial terms 'they broke up'


-LDG.

[Ricardo900]

Originally Posted by Lesley D

Ricardo900, here is one more for your list that I think is more common than what you listed:

'Están peleados' - in colloquial terms 'they broke up'


-LDG.

nice,
Estan peleados anoche - They broke up last night