Te quiero, pero no te amo

[pinosilano]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

both mean I love you in English.
Querer, you quieres your parents, your pets, siblings, friends , students etc...
Amar, you amas only the person you are in love with.

Mis matices afectivos:
Quiero mucho a mi gata.
Yo amo a mi madre, a mi padre, a mis hermanas, a mis nietos.
Estoy enamorado de mi esposa.

[Luna Azul]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

both mean I love you in English.
Querer, you quieres your parents, your pets, siblings, friends , students etc...
Amar, you amas only the person you are in love with.

Sometimes I use "amar" with my family and my pets, and some of my friends.

But I also use "querer", depending, I guess, on my frame of mind.

It's actually very difficult to convey the slight difference between both verbs.

[Elaina]

Yo quiero a mis compañeros de trabajo. Yo quiero irme de vacaciones.
Yo amo a mis padres.
Yo quiero enamorarme de algún hombre para casarme y tener hijos.

[chileno]

I N.Y. ?