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Beginner Spanish · Dating and connection
Dating and Romantic Interest in Spanish
Getting to know someone can move from ordinary conversation to making plans, giving a compliment, and expressing interest. The most useful Spanish is clear, friendly, and easy for the other person to respond to.
Your next small win: get to know someone, suggest a date, give a thoughtful compliment, express interest, and talk about seeing each other again.
Start with conversation
Getting to Know Someone
Hello, how are you?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
What do you like to do?
What do you do in your free time?
What kind of music do you like?
A friendly start
Hello, how are you?
Very well, thanks. And you?
Good, thanks. What do you like to do in your free time?
Ask two friendly questions
Ask what someone likes to do and what kind of music they like.
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?
Suggest spending time together
Asking Someone Out
Do you want to go out with me?
Would you like to get a coffee?
Do you want to have dinner with me?
Are you free this weekend?
Would you like to go to the movies with me?
When would you like to go out?
Keep invitations easy to answer: phrases such as ¿Te gustaría...? clearly express interest while leaving room for the other person to say yes or no.
Suggesting coffee
I like talking with you.
Me too.
Would you like to get a coffee this weekend?
Make a plan
Ask whether someone is free this weekend, then invite them to get coffee.
¿Estás libre este fin de semana?
¿Te gustaría tomar un café?
Be specific and kind
Giving Compliments
You have a beautiful smile.
You have beautiful eyes.
You are very kind.
You are very funny, masculine form.
You are very funny, feminine form.
I love your personality.
Agreement: some adjectives change form, such as divertido / divertida. Others, such as amable, use the same form here.
A simple compliment
You have a beautiful smile.
Thank you very much.
Give two compliments
Tell someone they are very kind and that they have a beautiful smile.
Eres muy amable.
Tienes una bonita sonrisa.
Say how you feel
Expressing Interest
I like you.
I like you a lot.
I want to get to know you better.
I like spending time with you.
I think about you.
I miss you.
Notice the difference: Me gusta hablar contigo means you like the activity of talking with the person. Me gustas directly says that you like the person.
Express interest clearly
Say “I like you” and “I want to get to know you better.”
Me gustas.
Quiero conocerte mejor.
After spending time together
After a Date
Useful chunks: Pasé un buen rato contigo and Me divertí mucho use past-tense forms. For this lesson, learn them as complete expressions you can use after a date. You do not need to analyze the verb endings yet.
I had a good time with you.
I had a lot of fun.
Do you want to go out again?
I hope to see you soon.
I'll call you tomorrow.
After a good date
I had a good time with you.
Me too. I had a lot of fun.
Do you want to go out again?
Yes. I hope to see you soon.
Your turn · 8 quick questions
Practice: Dating Spanish
Choose the phrase that best fits each respectful social or dating situation.
Practice complete
You can handle several common dating conversations in Spanish.
A few dating expressions to revisit
One last step: write a respectful dating conversation without choices.
Write six lines: ask about an interest, say you enjoy talking with the person, invite them for coffee, give one compliment, use one after-date expression from the lesson, and ask whether they would like to go out again.
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Me gusta hablar contigo.
¿Te gustaría tomar un café?
Eres muy amable.
Pasé un buen rato contigo.
¿Quieres volver a salir?
You want to ask what kind of music someone likes. Which question fits?
- ¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?
- ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
- ¿De dónde eres?
- ¿Cuándo te gustaría salir?
¿Qué tipo de música te gusta? asks specifically about the person's music preferences.
¿Qué tipo de música te gusta?
You want to politely invite someone to get coffee. Which question fits?
- ¿Te gustaría tomar un café?
- ¿Quieres cenar conmigo?
- ¿Estás libre este fin de semana?
- ¿Quieres volver a salir?
¿Te gustaría tomar un café? specifically invites the person to get coffee.
¿Te gustaría tomar un café?
You want to compliment someone's kindness. Which sentence fits?
- Eres muy amable.
- Tienes una bonita sonrisa.
- Me encanta tu personalidad.
- Me gustas mucho.
Eres muy amable means “You are very kind.”
Eres muy amable.
Which sentence specifically compliments someone's smile?
- Tienes una bonita sonrisa.
- Tienes bonitos ojos.
- Eres muy amable.
- Me encanta tu personalidad.
Tienes una bonita sonrisa means “You have a beautiful smile.”
Tienes una bonita sonrisa.
You want to directly tell the person “I like you.” Which phrase fits?
- Me gustas.
- Me gusta hablar contigo.
- Me gusta pasar tiempo contigo.
- Pienso en ti.
Me gustas directly says that you like the person.
Me gustas = I like you.
You want to say that you would like to know the person better. Which sentence fits?
- Quiero conocerte mejor.
- Me gusta pasar tiempo contigo.
- Pienso en ti.
- Espero verte pronto.
Quiero conocerte mejor means “I want to get to know you better.”
Quiero conocerte mejor.
You want to ask whether the person is free this weekend. Which question fits?
- ¿Estás libre este fin de semana?
- ¿Quieres salir conmigo?
- ¿Cuándo te gustaría salir?
- ¿Te gustaría ir al cine conmigo?
¿Estás libre este fin de semana? asks directly about the person's availability.
¿Estás libre este fin de semana?
You had a good date and would like to see the person again. Which question fits?
- ¿Quieres volver a salir?
- Espero verte pronto.
- Te llamo mañana.
- Me gusta pasar tiempo contigo.
¿Quieres volver a salir? directly asks whether the person would like to go out again.
¿Quieres volver a salir?