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"Hug each other" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "abrazarse", and "kiss" is a noun which is often translated as "el beso". Learn more about the difference between "hug each other" and "kiss" below.
hug each other()
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
kiss()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el beso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A kiss is often the means of breaking a spell in fairy tales.En los cuentos de hadas, un beso suele ser el medio para romper un hechizo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. besar
I love kissing my baby daughter on her chubby cheeks.Me encanta besar a mi niñita en sus cachetes gorditos.
When Jason proposed, Amelia immediately said yes and kissed him.Cuando Jason le propuso matrimonio, Amelia enseguida dijo que sí, y lo besó.
a. rozar
I just kissed the bumper of the car in front of me when I was parallel parking.Apenas rocé el parachoques del coche que tenía delante cuando estacionaba en paralelo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. besarse
Europeans tend to kiss each other on both cheeks as a greeting.Los europeos suelen besarse en ambos cachetes cuando se saludan.
