How to Hit on Someone in Spanish

If you’re traveling to a Spanish-speaking country and looking for love, these phrases will help you land that hot guy or girl you see at the bar. Keep this list in your back pocket in case of sudden unexpected hotness. If you know of any other phrases one might use as a pick up line, feel free to add it in the comment section!

Hitting on a Girl

Exclamations

All of the following roughly translate to “how beautiful!”

¡Que belleza!
¡Que hermosa!
¡Que linda!
¡Que bonita!

Using Petnames

Combine a greeting like “hola” with one of the following words for “beautiful”:
Bonita
Hermosa
Guapa
Linda

If you’re feeling ballsy, you can try one of the more direct pet names that roughly translate to “sweetheart” or “my love”:

Cariña

Corazón

Dulce

Mi amor

Questions

¿Como te llamas? – What’s your name?

¿Quieres bailar?- Do you want to dance?

¿Te invito a un trago/almuerzo/cena? – Can I buy you a drink/lunch/dinner?

¿Quieres tomar un café? – Do you want to get a coffee?

¿Quieres salir alguna noche? – Do you want to go out some night?

Compliments

Es un placer conocerte – It’s a pleasure to meet you

Me encanta tu ______ – I love your ______ (singular)

Me encantan tus _______ – I love your _______ (plural)

Things you can compliment:

Pelo– hair

Voz – voice

Cuerpo– body

Nariz – nose

Culo – ass

Ojos– eyes

Labios– lips

Piernas – legs

Brazos– arms

Manos – hands

Hitting on a Guy

Hola, soy gringa. Eres guapo – Hello, I’m foreign. You’re cute.

I can’t imagine you’d need anything else 🙂

Rease Kirchner a staff writer/Travel Adviser for Travelated. She is a US citizen currently living the ex-pat life in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is bilingual and an experienced traveler. She loves gaining and sharing knowledge of local cultures, customs and adventure. Her blog Mi Vida en Buenos Aires documents her life as a foreigner.
Featured image: A bar in Belgrano, Argentina by Kara Brugman