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Title: “I love you” equally in every sense?

Nowadays it is important to see differences and similarities between languages,


because it helps to understand details and learn something foreign easier. Even
though Spanish derived many of its rules of grammar from Latin, and Spanish
words have Latin roots as in English. Both Spanish and English languages are
related to the Indo-European family of languages. Nevertheless, every language
has it been own concepts of words. While “te quiero” is usually translated as “I
love you”, to a Spanish it means less than “te amo”.
Albeit “Te Amo” is Spanish and it simply means 'I love you' in English. “Te” stands
for 'you' and “amo” means 'love'. It is a very formal and affectionate way to say 'I
love you'. You can use “te amo” to let your girlfriend/boyfriend know, that you
are deeply in love with her/him.
Is Te Quiero the same as I love you?
But te quiero is actually the most common way to say “I love you” in Spanish.
Since its literal translation is “I want you,” it may sound a bit strong to native
English speakers. In Spanish, however, it has a lighter connotation of love and
care. Friends and relatives frequently say “te quiero mucho” to one another.

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