How to Say "kisses" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “kisses” is “besa” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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when one person performs the action
Examples
Él siempre besa a su madre antes de salir.
He always kisses his mother before leaving.
¡Besa a tu tía!
Kiss your aunt!
Usted me besa y me olvido de todo.
You kiss me and I forget everything.
One word, two jobs
'Besa' can be used to say what someone else is doing right now (He kisses) or to tell a friend to kiss someone (Kiss!).
The 'Personal A'
When you use 'besa' with a person or pet, you must put 'a' before them. Example: 'Besa a tu perro' (Kiss your dog).
Missing the 'a'
Mistake: “Él besa su hija.”
Correction: Él besa a su hija. (In Spanish, we use 'a' when the action happens to a person.)
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