💖 Relationships

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In this section you'll learn useful English relationship vocabulary for talking about friends, partners, and the people who are important in your life. Each English word includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Relationship Basics

👨 Male friend
a man who is your friend
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Amigo
🇫🇷 French: Ami
🇩🇪 German: Freund
🇮🇹 Italian: Amico
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Amigo
👩 Female friend
a woman who is your friend
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Amiga
🇫🇷 French: Amie
🇩🇪 German: Freundin
🇮🇹 Italian: Amica
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Amiga
❤️ Boyfriend
a man you are dating
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Novio
🇫🇷 French: Petit ami
🇩🇪 German: Freund
🇮🇹 Italian: Fidanzato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Namorado
💕 Girlfriend
a woman you are dating
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Novia
🇫🇷 French: Petite amie
🇩🇪 German: Freundin
🇮🇹 Italian: Fidanzata
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Namorada
💍 Husband
the man a woman is married to
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Esposo
🇫🇷 French: Mari
🇩🇪 German: Ehemann
🇮🇹 Italian: Marito
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Marido
💖 Wife
the woman a man is married to
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Esposa
🇫🇷 French: Femme / Épouse
🇩🇪 German: Ehefrau
🇮🇹 Italian: Moglie
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Esposa
🤝 Partner
the person you share your life with
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pareja
🇫🇷 French: Partenaire
🇩🇪 German: Partner / Partnerin
🇮🇹 Italian: Partner
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Parceiro / Parceira

🟡 Feelings & Connections

❤️ Love
a strong feeling of care for someone
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Amor
🇫🇷 French: Amour
🇩🇪 German: Liebe
🇮🇹 Italian: Amore
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Amor
🤝 Trust
the feeling that you can believe someone
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Confianza
🇫🇷 French: Confiance
🇩🇪 German: Vertrauen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fiducia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Confiança
😊 Friendship
the relationship between friends
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Amistad
🇫🇷 French: Amitié
🇩🇪 German: Freundschaft
🇮🇹 Italian: Amicizia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Amizade
🤗 Hug
putting your arms around someone to show care
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Abrazo
🇫🇷 French: Câlin
🇩🇪 German: Umarmung
🇮🇹 Italian: Abbraccio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Abraço
😘 Kiss
touching someone with your lips to show love
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Beso
🇫🇷 French: Baiser / Bisou
🇩🇪 German: Kuss
🇮🇹 Italian: Bacio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Beijo
💛 Respect
treating someone as important and equal
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Respeto
🇫🇷 French: Respect
🇩🇪 German: Respekt
🇮🇹 Italian: Rispetto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Respeito

🔴 Relationship Vocabulary

💒 Marriage
the legal union of two people as spouses
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Matrimonio
🇫🇷 French: Mariage
🇩🇪 German: Ehe
🇮🇹 Italian: Matrimonio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Casamento
💌 Relationship
the way two people are connected
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Relación
🇫🇷 French: Relation
🇩🇪 German: Beziehung
🇮🇹 Italian: Relazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Relacionamento
👩‍❤️‍👨 Couple
two people in a romantic relationship
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pareja
🇫🇷 French: Couple
🇩🇪 German: Paar
🇮🇹 Italian: Coppia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Casal
💞 Healthy relationships
good relationships built on care and honesty Strong relationships are often built on love, trust, and respect.

👕 Helpful Tip

English uses separate words to describe different relationships instead of changing word endings.

Friend

Boyfriend    Girlfriend

Husband    Wife

Beginner Tip: The word partner is common in English and can refer to someone's husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, or long-term significant other.

💬 Talking About Relationships

😊 She is a good friend.
she is someone I like and trust
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Ella es una buena amiga.
🇫🇷 French: C'est une bonne amie.
🇩🇪 German: Sie ist eine gute Freundin.
🇮🇹 Italian: Lei è una buona amica.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ela é uma boa amiga.
❤️ I love my partner very much.
I care deeply about the person I am with
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero mucho a mi pareja.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime beaucoup mon partenaire.
🇩🇪 German: Ich liebe meinen Partner sehr.
🇮🇹 Italian: Amo molto il mio partner.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Amo muito meu parceiro.
🤗 We gave each other a hug.
we put our arms around each other
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Nos dimos un abrazo.
🇫🇷 French: Nous nous sommes fait un câlin.
🇩🇪 German: Wir haben uns umarmt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ci siamo abbracciati.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Nós nos abraçamos.
💛 Trust is important.
being able to believe each other matters
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La confianza es importante.
🇫🇷 French: La confiance est importante.
🇩🇪 German: Vertrauen ist wichtig.
🇮🇹 Italian: La fiducia è importante.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A confiança é importante.

💬 Everyday Conversations

Making introductions
saying who someone is
A: Who is she?
B: She's my best friend.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Quién es ella?
🇪🇸 B: Es mi mejor amiga.

🇫🇷 A: Qui est-elle ?
🇫🇷 B: C'est ma meilleure amie.

🇩🇪 A: Wer ist sie?
🇩🇪 B: Sie ist meine beste Freundin.

🇮🇹 A: Chi è lei?
🇮🇹 B: È la mia migliore amica.

🇵🇹 A: Quem é ela?
🇵🇹 B: Ela é minha melhor amiga.
Talking about your partner
asking if two people live together
A: Do you live with your partner?
B: Yes, we've lived together for two years.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Vives con tu pareja?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, desde hace dos años.

🇫🇷 A: Tu vis avec ton partenaire ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, depuis deux ans.

🇩🇪 A: Wohnst du mit deinem Partner zusammen?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, seit zwei Jahren.

🇮🇹 A: Vivi con il tuo partner?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, da due anni.

🇵🇹 A: Você mora com seu parceiro?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, há dois anos.

🌎 Cultural Note

In English, the word partner is widely used to describe someone's husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, or long-term significant other. It's a common and natural choice in both casual and professional conversations.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the word that fits.
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