POR vs PARA - 1 Must-Know Rule!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มี.ค. 2021
- In this video, you'll learn about the Spanish prepositions por vs para.
Specifically, you'll learn about one use of por and para that tends to be the hardest for students to understand and use.
In general, we can use por and para in a number of different ways. But, there are some uses of por and para that students know and use really well.
This video will avoid the easier uses of por and para in order to focus on the use of por and para that is more challenge. The reason for this is that if students can learn how to master this challenging use then they will definitely be able to master all of the other uses of por and para.
Here is a quick preview of what you’ll learn:
- An overview of the challenge area with por vs para
- How to think about por vs para differently
- How to use por and para in 5 useful examples
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What are some other sentences you can come up with for por and para about motivation?
Ok, I am back fresh from playing on duo lingo. I wrote down uses of por and para. I listened to the video again and then read your comment.
As I watched the video again I understand more clearly that this rule only applies in certain contexts. I noticed in my duo lingo lessons the example sentences also don't translate into for. I am going to use the abbreviation NA for not applicable where I think the rule you are teaching us does not apply well. Perhaps some of these examples might become topics of future videos.
1-NA: Van para esas islas hoy
2-NA: El turista sale para Peru
3-NA: Vas para la cathedral.
4-NA: Estuve en Mexico por un mes.
5: Sin duda estabamos preocupados por el.
Looks like the rule applies only to example number five. Interesting in English we say worrying "because of" him, or even better "worried about him". We would not say worrying for him.
An interesting and thought provoking little lesson indeed. One that merits watching more than once, for slow learners to get the idea.
So still a confusing topic but now that it is becoming more clear to me when this rule does and does not apply I guess it helps.
Little words are so easy to say that I guess languages like to give them many different meanings.
if I'm going to med school to please my parents ... para?
Para ayudar a ella, hemos luchado por sus derechos
"Hago compras por ti." -- I'm shopping for you. I'm doing your shopping for you. I'm shopping in your stead.
"Hago compras para ti." - I'm shopping for you. I'm buying something for you.
Thank you for this video, no wonder Spanish has always been called "the Language of God".
Great rule. I'm always appreciative when someone can come up with a guiding paradigm rather than lists of categories or rules with exceptions. Bravo.
That was a terrific explanation of a difficult concept by a gifted teacher. I appreciate the repetition of the perfect (I think!) pronunciation of the Spanish example sentences used to explain the concept. Thank you!
I'm glad it was helpful! 😊
Very clearly explained.😊
Gracias por la explicación, es un vídeo perfecto para mis estudiantes de español 👏🏼
¡Gracias Phoebe! 😊
Pensía que supe todas las reglas de por y para hasta que vi este video. Cada vez veo uno de tus videos, aprendo algo. Gracias por tus clases informativas.
Words cannot comprehend how much I have had trouble with this concept in Spanish. Now that I have found your channel, I don't think I need another teacher other than you now. This was so easy to understand, I became so joyous when it finally clicked! Thank you for your content!
Thanks for the kind words Luke! 🙏
You are a great teacher! I really appreciate these videos. You teach in a way that other youtubers and real life teachers haven't been able to teach me. You're a gem!
Thanks for the kind words!! 😊
Great explanation, but: After the 14:15 minute marker, you repeatedly use the phrases "por and para" and "directly and indirectly". It would be clearer if the sequences matched one another; por -> indirectly and para -> directly.
I love your videos, and I assign them to my students. You are so clear, and you have great examples!!!
Ya supe cómo usar "para + infinitivo" = "in order to... verb" y "por + infinitivo" = "because of... verb" --- pero, ahora me doy cuenta de que este concepto es también lo mismo sin el infinitivo. !Gracias, Andrew!
Brilliant video Andrew, I finally think that I understand the relationship and use of these two words in Spanish. Keep up the excellent work and let us have some more of your videos 👍
Yes please! Another video with more examples would be very much appreciated. This one helped a huge amount... Now it's just a matter of hearing multiple examples to trigger & embed it into our long term memory✨
Thanks so much✨
I have asked multiple native spanish speakers this exact thing, and they never had a good answer. This video is brilliant. Thank you!
When you are a native speaker of a language you don´t know the grammar rules of a sentences or a word you just know that it sounds weird when it is not properly used.
Oh my gosh!! Thank you so much! That is exactly the issue I had with por and para. I have only discovered your channel today. I love your short videos and the explanations in English, but I also like hearing you speak Spanish. Thank you so much.
I’ve studied Spanish off and on for many years and this video is the best explanation I’ve ever heard for por and para. Thank you so much.
I learn so much more in any of your videos than four years of studying Spanish in high school in America. Thank you
These videos never get old and are always useful. Thanks for breaking down some of the reasons "why" instead of telling students to memorize a list.
Pure billiance! This explains it better than any other resource I've found! Thank you!
I will watch the Por and para Over and over. Yes please continue with more Por and Para. Thank you. You’re the. Best!!
I am older and just learning Spanish. Thank you for this channel. I can already tell it is helping.
Muchas gracias por la lección. Fue una explanacion fantastica. Por favor hace más en esta tema.
¡Muchas gracias POR su video! Este es el mejor video que he visto de este tema. Su video me ha ayudado PARA entender más español.
Excelente, amigo. Sigue así. Te deseo lo mejor.
This explanation nailed it down perfectly for me. It was like a light bulb went on and stayed on in my head. Brilliant! Thank you!
This is really helpful! You are a brilliant teacher 🙌🏼
Thanks for the kind words Marieke 😊
On our travels though Spain, we like to acknowledge when the locals help us out with their English. My wife & I often say: Gracias por hablar inglés para mí, which uses both por & para. It's always appreciated.
In the "por y para ella" example, think of "por" as the father's sacrifice, like two jobs, overtime, etc.
And "para" how to deliver the material obtained from that sacrifice, money, study books, a car, etc.
This is one of the very best instructional programs for learning Spanish. I just recently came across this and wish that I had come across this earlier in my study of Spanish. I would very much like to see more instruction on por and para.
Andrew, eres un maestro extraordinario.
Dos métodos: Lógica y hábito.
Lógica: Entender la razón, lógica o estructura de las cosas.
Hábito: Acostumbrar el cuerpo o mente a una acción o actividad por repetición.
Andrew (o Andrés) está usando el método de lógica, él quiere que comprendas la lógica de las palabras _por_ y _para._ 📚 📝
Been trying to learn more Spanish for the past 50 years. Thank you for your channel! I've noticed on my own that PARA often is used when it's about a living thing usually a human, and POR is used for inanimate objects.
Even if that's usually true, I realize now I oversimplified it. And I've seen examples where it's not accurate. So thank you for this video and any others that help us "conquer" POR & PARA.🙂
Amazing teacher! Brilliant video! Thank you so much!!
Great insight! This video clearly shows that not all the teachers have the same level of insight! Thanks.
Gracias por esta lección!!!!
This was a big help. I've been over this topic many times, and I've taken some very bad quizzes that just override the complexity of the questions being posed by giving just "por" or "para," i.e., bad instruction. So thanks for this. Tus ejemplos fueron excelentes.
Excellent explanation. Thank you!
You explain things very clearly, thank you.
This is incredibly helpful. I've been trying to figure this out for a long time!
Excellent class thank you. These examples are super helpful. More on this topic please.
Muchas gracias por una leccion fantástico
I really enjoyed your review of por y para and I would like to go in deeper too. Thanks for this lesson.
Very thought provoking approach to por/para and motivation!
This is the first time that I have fully understood the difference, so thank you so much!
Wonderful video Andrew. An eternally confusing topic in Spanish - this simple rule helps greatly!!
Thank you, Andrew: your explanations are clear and understandable. Further videos on 'por' and 'para' in their divers contexts would be great.
OH MY GOD! you're such a BRIALLIANT teacher!! I just started learning Spanich by myself about 3 weeks ago and "para" & "por" knocked me off the edge. I've been reading articles and watching a lot of videos, they are good but you are GREAT! my light bulb went off too! I'll hit subscribe after finishing this. Muchas gracias!
Thank you for the explanation and it's clarity Andrew, I am very recently retired and learning Spanish and really appreciating your videos, muchas gracias amigo.
Great breakdown of por vs para-keep the videos coming!!!!
This is the best explanation I’ve ever found- thank you!
Por y Para leccion fue incredible. El beneficio directo e indirecto tiene sentido. Gracias POR su ayuada, Por favor haga mas sobre Por y Para. Juan
Absolutely brilliant Andrew you make the difficult understandable for which we are all grateful and yes please cover more por and para topics.
Thanks Jean 😊
Gracias por tu ayuda con por y para. Ahora entiendo cada palabra mejor.
Gracias por haber hecho este video para nosotros.
Para mi, todo está muy claro por tus explicaciones geniales.
Andrew, después de ver muchos vídeos sobre por and para, puedo decir que este vídeo es el que tiene más sentido. Gracias por su ayuda. Me ayudó a mejorar mi comprensión de este complicado tema. John
Feliz año nuevo. Te deseo amor y prosperidad, salud y felicidad, Andrew. Muchas gracias Andrew por la clara y excelente explicación entre las preposiciones por y para.> Me gustaría ver más videos sobre esta tema, por favor. Erés un maravilloso generoso profesor de español.
You are an amazing teacher! It’s so clear with you. Please, make other videos with the use of Por and Para
This video is amazing! It cleared up a lot of my confusion regarding por and para. Thank you!
great explanation! Thanks!
Thanks Andrew, very helpful explanation.
This is the best explanation for Por y Para that i have ever watched on youtube. Muchísimas gracias, señor 😇
Soy hablante nativo de español y por pura casualidad vine a dar con este video, y la verdad, estoy muy sorprendido al saber que dos palabras cuyo uso es tan cotidiano para mi y todos los hispanohablantes, sea motivo de tanta confusión para los estudiantes de español. Pero afortunadamente para los estudiantes, el profesor ha explicado muy bien el uso de ambas palabras.
Andrew, your videos are just superb!! A huge thank you!!
Thanks for the kind words!!! 😊
¡Muchas gracias! I love your content
the best video I've seen on por and para so far! super helpful! thank you!
Gracias por tu ayuda
¡Muchas gracias Andrew! I really enjoy your videos! I like that you explain the concepts in English and then give Spanish examples. There are many other TH-camrs who explain everything in Spanish, which is great for learning also, but I find it more effective and efficient, for me, to comprehend the concept/rule in English first and then be able to apply it to Spanish. It saves a lot of time and head-scratching for the logistics to be explained in English. Keep it up!
Perfect explanation. It’s finally clicking so much more for real
Mind blown! You've brought this to a whole new level. I didn't know how much I didn't know. Hahaha.
I've just stumbled on your videos and I'm loving them!! Thanks so much!
Thanks for feedback Robin! 😊
amazing. Gracias!
Gran lección. Gracias.
That was really fantastic Andrew, thank you!
Excellent. The best explanation I've heard. Looking forward to getting deeper into it once I'm secure with that, para aprendar mas efectivamiente
Hey Andrew!
It's fantastic to be able to learn Spanish content from a fellow Aussie. My partner and I just landed Aux positions in Bilbao starting in October and we love your videos for learning many of the Spanish intricacies that will make us sound more natural. Thanks for your help, hopefully 4 months of intense Spanish practise will have us ready to live in Pais Vasco. I can say one thing with confidence, learning Spanish has been much more enjoyable than learning Mandarin for the past 2 years, a new and enjoyable venture indeed!
Edit: I have a question regarding your example 'I have to work for my boss on Saturday.' In English, we can choose to use words and structure sentences that might make us sound more dedicated, reliable, or motivated. In this example, would a Spanish person get a feeling that someone is more 'hard working' if an individual chose to use 'para' in this example versus 'por'? Mainly because by using 'para' you are trying to be helpful, whereas 'por' it may sound like you're only doing it 'because of' a request to do so. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!
Thank you! That was the best explanation I have ever seen for how to understand and use “por” vs ”para”. I feel so much more confident about how and when to use these 2 prepositions. Excellent examples. I find a lot of value in your videos. :)
Enlightening explanation! ❤ This is somewhat how I was interpreting por and Para, but this puts it in plain language.
This is the best explanation of the difference between por and para I have seen. Thank you so much!
Thanks Peg, I’m glad it helped! 😊
Great great video, gracias por la leccion !
Gracias por el esfuerzo y las ganas que pones para enseñar español.
When you started talking abut la casa de papel i got chills lol. That scene is awesome. But it also clicked perfectly. Great stuff.
Sir..... I am 37 and recently started trying to learn Spanish. I did take Spanish in High School, but haven't used it at all since. Your videos (like this one) are so very helpful...... but they make me feel like my brain breaks in half while figuring it out. Lol. Thank you.
You are an excellent teacher!!!
Terrific video Andrew. Yes, make a part 2!
Thanks Jason! 😊
Excellent presentation on this topic.
Gracias por este video. Es muy útil.
Very useful por mi! Gracias
Good job. Thank you. I hope we hear more. You are a good teacher.
Again, a great video for what can be a vert confusing subject!! Thank you.
This one video clarified so many confusions I had with por and para
Thank you, this video is very helpful; yes, please, I would like another about other uses for "por" and "para".
You are helping me achieve my Spanish goals, Great channel!
Thank you for this excellent explanation of por vs para.
Very good explanation thank you
Excellent lesson!
Great video and, yes, more examples using 'por' and 'para' will be very helpful. Janine & Paul
Wonderful explanation. Andrew is the best!
I'm a native spanish speaker and this video partly solve mi concern, just because in english you use the word: for, per,and by to mean "para" or "por" and sometimes i have to try guessing which word, i had to use in english.
You are the best! ¡Muchas Gracias!
Incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!
Excellent video. Thank you.