Dejar vs Salir - "To Leave" in Spanish

For deciding between dejar vs salir, you'll need to think carefully about the multiple uses of the verb "to leave" in English.
We can use the verb "to leave" in different ways. We can 'leave something behind' or we can 'leave a location'. And, this subtle change in meaning will give us some clues about whether we should use dejar or salir in Spanish.
In this video, you'll learn:
- When to use the Spanish verb dejar
- When to use the Spanish verb salir
- How to think about the choice of dejar vs salir
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[@realfastspanish]

Do you find "dejar" vs "salir" confusing? Do you have any questions?

[@paulo3378]

Soy hablante nativo del español, es muy interesante ver cómo como enseñan nuestro idioma, saludos desde colombia 🇨🇴

[@mea5720]

I really appreciate that you bring examples from movies. It makes it feel somehow more "real" to me

[@ericbaugher]

I agree, those clips with native speakers really adds a lot to these videos. There is one school of thinking that "slow Spanish" does more harm than good. I don't know it this is true or not. I tend to think any exposure to the language is great but listening to "fast Spanish" is really good for us. Being told how to say something and then hearing it again in fast native Spanish drives the fast Spanish closer to the realm of 100% comprehension. I liked your comment.

[@realfastspanish]

Thanks for the feedback Michael!! 😊

[@matthewbain21]

I always thought of Salir as to exit because of the town of Salida in Colorado. Thanks for the clarification.

[@realfastspanish]

Hola Matthew, yes we can use "salir" for "exiting" a place such as a room or a building.

[@fredhippolyte3391]

Thanks, I learned something.

[@theo9743]

Definitely the best Spanish channel on KZbin

[@believeinpeace]

Perfecto! Muchas Gracias!

[@humblewhitebelt9641]

I’m so glad I found this page.

[@realfastspanish]

Thanks Troy 🙏

[@monique6ify]

Yes I also want to say. I really really love the learning method of the movies as an example. It should be done more often. And I already watch movies in spanish. But this really helps on a different level.

[@thebelizeaneh]

Bunch of examples is a perfect way to learn. Super good lesson. And I absolutely love the movie clips too. If I would have listened to the movie clips before this I wouldn't have been able to make out what they were saying but seeing the phrase first makes it easy to understand. I love it

[@CleonaPattersoneFluentEnglish]

Tengo que dejar de ver este vídeo y salir de casa ahora mismo. No quiero dejar mi estudio pero no hay más remedio. Gracias Andrew por brindarnos con esta explicación clara.👍

[@realfastspanish]

😊

[@truestory923]

Love your lessons... Would appreciate more actual phrases rather than complex abstract movie quotes. Like, simple stuff that comes up everyday when living with Spanish people: Leave me alone, leave it over there, where should I leave it, could you leave the keys out on the counter for me?, Let's leave on time, when did you leave?, What time should we leave?, Leave it to the professionals, where should I leave my bag? (Like when going into a supermarket and you have to leave your backpack) These are the kinds of short phrases that I need, not long complex random phrases about quitting my job... If I could have those kinds of higher level conversations, I wouldn't be a beginner... I've written down many of your examples in my studying and realized that in day to day life, they're never gonna be used. Maybe stop the cutsy movie clips and focus on real life? Just a suggestion... You're a great teacher.

[@realfastspanish]

Thanks for your feedback! Please note that I choose a lot of the quotes because they are practical and actually match quite well with your suggestions. For example "leave me alone", there was a great quote "¿Me puedes dejar en paz?" (please leave me in peace). Also "leave it over there", there was a great quote "¿Puede dejar esto en la cocina?" (can you leave this in the kitchen?), you can just replace "en la cocina" with over there "allí" or on the table "en la mesa" or any other phrase you can think of.

[@amangupta257]

Usted enseña muy bien,me ayuda mucho

[@bernadettesurya2202]

Useful,thanks a lot

[@rassabossa4554]

I TOO LIKE THE MOVIE BITS.....VERY ORIGINAL.

[@realfastspanish]

Thanks for the feedback! 🙏

[@aland155]

Great little lesson - thank you! But I still worry that you're spending too much time watching b-movies and soap operas. .

[@realfastspanish]

😂 haha, yes, it could be becoming a problem!!

[@susanitasandia5065]

@@realfastspanish that's an odd sentence.

[@Maikiki8]

What a useful lesson and great teacher, also tv moments are very memorable, I am your new happy follower 👏👍😄

[@realfastspanish]

Thank you! 😊

[@TheMFKPlay]

Quick and useful!

[@realfastspanish]

Thanks 🙏

[@raymondmcmenamin9028]

Another excellent little video. It is great to have things so clearly explained. I was already familiar with the verbs but your explanations give a better understanding for usage. Oh, and I like the movie clips which help me tune in to dialogue in Spanish cinema. Todo bien!

[@realfastspanish]

¡Gracias Raymond! 😊

[@charlessimons1692]

Gracias Andres. Esta lección fue muy útil.

[@realfastspanish]

¡De nada Charles! 😊

[@kimksiazek6973]

Thanks

[@realfastspanish]

Thank you so much for your support!! 🙏

[@user-ip5yy8ot3v]

It's exactly how it's used in greek.That's why it's easy for me to use it or understand it.

[@ericbaugher]

I gave this one a "like". It is actually a fairly unique topic to contrast these two particular verbs. In a more general sense videos about two different words in Spanish that only translate into a single word in English seems to be an ever popular topic for Spanish Language videos. I have a play list of these videos and in addition to watching it several times and liking the video I have added it to my "por vs para ext" play list. I hope that this can be my small part un helping this great channel to advance in the KZbin algorithms. If I may I would like to continue our discussion about percent of comprehension. Sometimes I like to listen to Spanish language sitcoms. I am still not able to pick out very much. It is so hard to tell where one word ends and another begins. But sometimes I can pick out a word or two. I agree that by listening to Spanish language programing alone I would never become fluent. Still I do get to experience the sound and rhythm of the language. There was this one scene in a sitcom where this guy was passed out and some kids drew a mustache on his face. I heard the word "vigoda" but when O looked it up in Google translate this was not a word. Then I translated mustache into Spanish and found the word "bigote". So I just learned a new word. I watch the Spanish language news as well. I would hate to think that these activities are a complete waist of time. I agree that these activities alone will not make one fluent but in combination with other activities it doesn't hurt and I like to think I am learning something. Just my two cents worth. hey getting back to the topic great video, thank you for all the thoughtf producing material you make.

[@realfastspanish]

Thanks for sharing Eric and for the like!! 😊

[@malliemclady3495]

I would like one on ir and salir. Especially since salir can mean to go out. :)

[@EMPRESSGLADYS]

You forgot "dejar de", meaning to stop doing something. For example. You should stop smoking, "Debes dejar de fumar."

[@realfastspanish]

Yes, I may need to do a video dedicated to all of the uses of "dejar". This video is focused only on where dejar and salir could be confused with one another.

[@EMPRESSGLADYS]

@@realfastspanish That would be great.

[@SorakaOTP462]

Are you a sp...|C?

[@salvaje1]

Day 2 of asking for sources of example clips. Also could you do a video on the differences between tratar, probar and intentar

[@realfastspanish]

The majority of the clips come from Netflix. You can filter by Spanish language. And tratar vs intentar vs probar is a good suggestion!! 😊

[@matthewbain21]

Agreed please do a video on this.

[@sabaishare]

Muchas gracias 🙏 soy Camboyana . Puedo hablar un poco español y estoy estudiando todos los días….😊

[@henhaooahneh]

In the real world and in some cases dejar and salir are overlapped, you can dejar Guadalajara or salir de Guadalajara, or dejar este trabajo or salir de este trabajo. In other situations they have different meanings, dejar the hotel isn't salir de the hotel. In any case they're not an easy thing to learn.

[@realfastspanish]

Thanks for sharing Luis 😊

[@ILikeVideos62]

Could you make a video on your top TV shows for actually learning Spanish? A lot of popular Spanish shows have dialects that are too thick or they rush through the dialogue.

[@realfastspanish]

Hola Finn, I will think about it. I generally don't recommend that students just watch TV shows. It's better to focus on the specifics such as this video and try to master them.

[@ILikeVideos62]

@@realfastspanish thanks for the reply, Andrew. I like to use media in a supplemental fashion to test my Spanish comprehension, but it's only when you start trying that you realise how slow English actually is(!)

[@cbasa97]

So can you use intentar and tratar de interchangeably?

[@realfastspanish]

Yes 👍

[@kw5839]

Love your channel and am a new subscriber. Can someone please help me understand this sentence. Te interesa ir a los museos o Te interesan las playas? This is the correct answer from Duolingo but I cannot find why one is interesa and the other interesan. They’re both speaking about multiple things, museums or beaches so why is one Te interesa and the other Te interesan. I cannot find the answer anywhere and I would like to really understand the logic behind this and not just make guesses.

[@gabijasan4959]

what about dejar and dejar de if both mean quit?

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[@realfastspanish]

Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@Miami7]

I used to tell my roommate "déjame tranquila!" Leave me alone!

[@jansonleung3393]

Maestro, cuál es la diferencia entre salir y irse?

[@realfastspanish]

Es una buena pregunta y un buen tema para otro video 😊

[@garethcook3606]

At the end it says "I'm trying to study" is trato de estudiar. Why isn't it estoy tratando a estudiar?

[@kcorpora1]

ejemplo correcto o no: Juan: qué haces Nita? Nita: estoy enojada y estoy saliendo. (says while walking to the door). Juan: no te vayas por favor! Or is it: estoy enojada y me voy

[@christopherbowring]

These are excellent videos by a fine linguist and speaker. But why do you flick from one take to another sometimes after only a few seconds? I'm afraid I find it really distracting. It's such a pity.

[@jflem71]

In the last example you use Trata a estudiar. I thought the verb tratar meant to treat?

[@realfastspanish]

Yes, that's true Jim! We can use "tratar" for "to treat" and "tratar de" for "to try".

[@furkanseyhann]

bro gracias