Q: How do you call someone a “flirt” in Spanish?

Ligar in Spanish means “to flirt” and you would refer to someone as a flirt by either calling the person ligón (in the case of a guy) or ligona (in the case of a gal). So, to refer to someone as a flirt would go something like this: Eres un ligón . (“You are a flirt” - for a guy) Eres una ligona (“You are a flirt” - for a gal)

Q: What are some pick-up lines in Spanish for him?

Here are some examples of flirtatious compliments – piropos – with their English (loose translations) you might hear Spanish lads utter: Niña, vete por la sombra que los bombones al sol se derriten (Girl, go walk by the shade, that chocolate candies under the sun melt.) Se te ha caído el papel que te envolvía, bombón . (The paper wrapping you fell off, you chocolate candy.) ¡ Guapa ! (Gorgeous/pretty) Tu madre debía ser pastelera porque un dulce como tú no lo fabrica cualquiera (Your mother must have been a baker because a sweet like you does not get made by just anybody. ¡ Tía Buena ! (Hottie, female) ¡ Maciza ! (Hottie, female) ¡ Viva la madre que te parió ! (Long live the mother that gave birth to you!)

Question 1

How do you call someone a “flirt” in Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Ligar in Spanish means “to flirt” and you would refer to someone as a flirt by either calling the person ligón (in the case of a guy) or ligona (in the case of a gal).

So, to refer to someone as a flirt would go something like this:

Eres un ligón. (“You are a flirt” - for a guy)

Eres una ligona (“You are a flirt” - for a gal)

Question 2

What are some pick-up lines in Spanish for him?

Accepted Answer

Here are some examples of flirtatious compliments – piropos – with their English (loose translations) you might hear Spanish lads utter:

Niña, vete por la sombra que los bombones al sol se derriten (Girl, go walk by the shade, that chocolate candies under the sun melt.)

Se te ha caído el papel que te envolvía, bombón. (The paper wrapping you fell off, you chocolate candy.)

¡Guapa! (Gorgeous/pretty)

Tu madre debía ser pastelera porque un dulce como tú no lo fabrica cualquiera (Your mother must have been a baker because a sweet like you does not get made by just anybody.

¡Tía Buena! (Hottie, female)

¡Maciza! (Hottie, female)

¡Viva la madre que te parió! (Long live the mother that gave birth to you!)

Question 3

What are some pick-up lines in Spanish for her?

Accepted Answer

Here are some of the more frequent ones used by the Spanish dames – together with their loose translations to English.

¡Guapo! (Handsome)

Guapísimo (Handsome, with more emphasis)

¡Qué guapo eres! (You’re so handsome)

¡Tío bueno! (Hottie, male)

¡Qué bueno que estás! (You’re so hot!)

¡Qué ojazos! (What beautiful eyes)

Question 4

How to ask someone out on a date?

Accepted Answer

The easiest and safest way to ask someone out on a date is to ask them out for drinks (understood in the ample sense of the word, that is, including a soda or a coffee), so this can be extensive to any time of the day.

Here are several versions of the same phrase, “Would you like to go get a drink?”

¿Vamos a tomar algo? (Let’s have a drink)

¿Te apetece tomar algo? (Are you up for having a drink?)

¿Tomamos algo? (Let’s have a drink?)

¿Quedamos para tomar algo? (Shall we meet for a drink?)

You get the gist… Another widely used word would simply be: ¿Quedamos?, meaning to say, “Let’s meet up?”.

Question 5

What’s a cute Spanish nickname?

Accepted Answer

Here are some of the most commonly used Spanish terms of endearment:

Amor (love) or mi amor (my love)

Cielo (literally means “sky” but akin to saying “love/darling”)

Tesoro (literally means “treasure” but akin to saying “precious”)

Cariño (sweetheart/sweetie)

Corazón (literally means “heart” but akin to saying “darling/dear”)

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