When to Use Por or Para in Spanish | The Language Tutor *Lesson 47*

Dr. Danny Evans teaches what to look for when you're trying to decide to use Por or Para in Spanish.
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Agree!!

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I was confused, but now I understand the difference! I have been studying Spanish with your videos for 2 months now during the pandemic. Muchas gracias!!!

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Did you? i am still confusing 🥴

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I dinnt understand

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@@ashenisuranga2915 Wow, you are confusing. How come?

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[@AeliosArt]

Por seems generally to describe a means or cause (via, thru, etc.) while para generally describes a purpose/aim.

[@alejandrojoselizano]

Yes, more or less.

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[@TheLanguageTutor]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@kellycheney6367]

Buenas tardes, Danny. Ahora tengo un trabajo con tres hispanohablantes y ellos no tienen mucho englais. Hace tres años estoy estudiando español y la ideoma es mas clara cada dia. Los jefes aqui no hablan español. Nunca. Y a muchos veces tengo que a traducir. Me gusta mucho. A veces por y para es un problema para mi. Gracias. Tu amigo, J. Kelly👣

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[@FreedoomRock]

Agree I've tried other channels and still didn't get it after a 20 minutes video

[@chiraggandhi2560]

it's been 20 years , why you haven't learned español till now ? i thought we could learn a language in 3 to 4 years

[@SJ_Killy]

Great lesson, its much better when you use examples of what we learn in context... sometimes when we are taught verbs without context its difficult to imagine where they are used in conversation

[@nigelcase4851]

I am so encouraged by this episode. I am watching to get to know the use of POR and PARA. What I have found is that I am able to translate, with near perfect accuracy all of the sample sentences into Spanish. This illustrates yet again, to me how great you are Dr Evans. Thankyou so much for what you do.

[@ShaneMorris0n]

Danny, you are an absolute master of verbal and nonverbal communication. You are a 3d language teacher. Your arms are as expressive as your face, words and tone. You are also gentle on the ear!! 😊 Love your lessons online... As soon as I have this language licked, A donation is coming your way!!

[@barbiechweet]

Sir, I'm a little confused with the usage of 'a' in few contexts where it means 'for'.. Like the example you gave, 'Por su amor a los niños'... Why not 'por los niños?? I'm glad I found an amazing teacher!! The best part about your teaching is, you keep it simple and clear! Me gustan sus lecciones.. Muchas gracias!!

[@myk1137]

Her love to children.Don't forget that "for" means "to" as well.They tend to use "to" more than "for" in places where you can put both for and to.

[@unusualle4326]

When the direct object of a verb is a specific person or pet animal, 'a' is placed immediately before it. So for your case, I believe amor is the verb of the sentence, 'a' would be placed right after it. Keep in mind though, this type of 'a' is a personal 'a'. You can do more research on that. Something to remember is that a personal 'a' is NOT used after the verb 'tener'. It's used for every other verb, however, you must include the rule that I mentioned above, which is that 'a' is placed right after the verb if the sentence contains a specific person. Hope this helped!

[@myk1137]

@@unusualle4326 Amor isn't even a verb there.You're right on everything else but amor is a name. You cannot conjugate it so it's not a verb.

[@williamobrien2253]

@@myk1137 The phrase "por su amor a los niños" is translated "for her (his) love for the children". It indicates the reason that she/he is doing something. It would more accurately be translated as doing something "because of her/his love of the children". Her/his "love of the children" is the motivation for what is being done.

[@myk1137]

@@williamobrien2253 Por means for though.

[@klay3560]

I'm not skipping ads. Thanks for clarifying this topic.. 😊

[@kaylagranthamjones7512]

Another great video!! I am working may through them all. Thank you for finding ways to make connections and "keep it simple". You method of teaching and subtle encouragement is the reason I feel like I CAN DO THIS... even 20yrs after high school Spanish 😊 Keep up the good work!!

[@TheLanguageTutor]

Thank you!! Yes, you CAN do this!

[@alikahaei9305]

Finally got the idea. Para is used when something or someone is at the receiving end of the point you're trying to make. This was the best por vs. para video I've watched so far. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@timmyv795]

Thank you!! I was so confused when to use these two

[@myk1137]

Para is basically in order to,to go to(Spain for example) and by(the one that is used for future perfect tense in English)

[@YahooWater]

I was studying for a Spanish test about this in school and I came to this video because i was studying for the test. This video has been very helpful, and thank you so much!

[@TheLanguageTutor]

¡De nada!

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You are very very clear in teaching the concepts. Love your videos

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Thank you!! Glad to help!!

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Thank you - Excellent explanations - best I have seen so far!

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[@justhineberon8363]

our professor gave us assignment about this. Glad I saw this 💖 thank you so much for sharing 🤗🤗🤗

[@AlexandraRebolledo-l6i]

Hola Mr. Evans, i am in love with your videos and the way that you explains not only POR vs. Para but all your videos. Super sample, and easy to understand. I always give to my students your link so they can go and review what they learned in class with me. Me encanta y gracias!

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Muchas gracias otra vez 🙏 El tema que estaba esperando aprender...

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[@LatinaBunny21]

¡Muchas gracias! I was having some trouble with this concept when I heard and seen para/por used in many sentences and couldn’t figure out why. Your video (and a couple of other Spanish videos/websites) helped clarify those differences for me very well! Again, thank you so much for your teaching! 🤗👍

[@henryy6918]

Started learning spanish last week. Estoy aprendiento espana. Muchas gracias POR la ayuda :)

[@TheLanguageTutor]

¡De nada amigo! So glad it helped you!

[@lindaboggs1683]

I come back to review topics in question- you just cleared up my “por” vs “para” question!! Thank you again!

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Thank you so much for making this. It made my Spanish Homework so much easier.

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PERFECTLY EXPLAINED! Thank you so much.

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I have been learning spanish from your videos.. you are a great teacher your teaching method makes it very easy to understand... Thank you very much

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Happy to hear that! Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@carolfox9620]

Great lesson! I really appreciate the way you use the words in sentences.

[@sharlettewilliams3382]

I am taking a Spanish class while in Panama for three weeks. Today we spent an entire class on por and para. After that class, face to face with an in person teacher I did not have as much clarity as I do now after watching this 14 minute video. Wow!! Now if I could just get one on muy and mucho! That would be great! LOL!

[@avrageeeless]

Muy: muy bien, muy rápido (like saying very) Mucho: mucho por hacer, muchas personas (like saying a lot)

[@peth7216]

Muchas gracias senor. Muy bien muy claro para mi comprender este " por y para".

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De nada! Glad it helped!

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[@gerardaingefalke1016]

Also for me thinking in 'dutch' or 'french' is it very often difficult to use por and para but step by step I learn it better thanks dr.

[@GailLeBransky]

Dr Evans you are the best teacher! I now get para and por, but how do I use porque?

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Thanks for this….much clearer

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Muchas gracias senor Danny. Usted un maestro magnífico. Mi idioma nativo no es ingles. Soy de Bangladesh. Mi lengua nativa es Bangla pero me gusta mucho aprender espanol. and love you Danny. You are a great teacher.

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Glad it was helpful!

[@maryduncan900]

Gracias por tú información en por y para. Estoy mucho trabajando en por y para en el tiempo presente. Gran video.

[@fluxcapacitor1621]

Por is used in place of 'by' when expressing dimensions. Dos por cuatro por ocho. 2 x 4 x 8 (lumber)

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We appreciate you professor 🙏

[@graciegonzalezsaenz7023]

Muy buena manera de explicar por y para. Muchas gracias!

[@sofiab27]

That’s how we use “para” in Filipino too. Mil gracias por esto Profesor ❤️

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[@sallyrobilotto7232]

esta lección fue muy informativo

[@carovegan94ec60]

Estudio español para comunicarme con los hispanohablantes. (goal) Por mi pasión por los idiomas, estudio español. (motivation) 😀

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Thank you

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[@rameshramani403]

Another great video! Can you please make a video explaining the difference between unas and algunas? Thank you

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Thank you for this video! Very informative ♥️

[@judystrapp2120]

Great lesson! Maybe sometime later, you may want to explain when to use YO or another substitute.

[@cbsteffen]

When “para” follows a verb regarding a deed, that probably typically means a good deed, but when “por” follows a verb in that case, that means “instead of” (which I either think of as someone’s having the wrong idea on trying to help me with something I either want to learn to do or can already do on my own and therefore don’t invite those people to do or as someone’s being my substitute when I know how to do something and just temporarily can’t do it).

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muchas gracias senor, waiting for a video on command......

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It's on my list to film VERY soon!

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Mucha gracias

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This was very helpfull.gracias !

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Love this

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Gracias!

[@gautambhatia9557]

Please make a video on parecer vs parecerse and parecer used ad gustar

[@toonatr356]

I get por and para like por is used for the sake of, it is stationary but para is in a movement, like una mesa para dos personas. The mesa goes to the personas, in movement, however we cannot see any movement in por favor.

[@willhorkin2962]

Tengo una preguntita, en este video nos enseñaste que 'I contacted her' se traduce a 'LA contacté' pero porque no es 'LE contacté' como ya nos enseñaste en el video antiguo se llama 'Indirect Object Pronouns' ? Muchas gracias :)

[@simplified556]

Hi, is 'yo contacte ella por telefono' correct too? how come you used la contecte por telefono? Also why did you use 'la' for 'la presentacion'? Gracias for the videos, they're very helpful.

[@karinaab175]

Yo la contacté por teléfono is the right way

[@makepeaceu]

In order to is also because of right?

[@PreachTheGospel07]

Perfecto

[@adviknaik8258]

We also say viajamos por el autobus right? So will it be correct to say viajamos por el coche ? If not, why is it wrong?

[@Rose-zl6ox]

1. Viajé por México. 2. Hoy salimos para la escuela. 3. Camino por la playa. 4. Compré esa camisa para mi hermana. 5. Mi hermana entró por la puerta. 6. Necesitas el café para el miércoles? 7. Lo contacté por teléfono. 8. Mi hermano tiene que comer para las nueva. 9. Yo pagué cinco dólares por el café. 10. Como mucho para convertirse en un hombre muy grande. 11. Voy a escribir por dos horas hoy. 12. Yo bebo mucha leche para convertirse saludable. 13. Por su amor a los niños, mi madre quiere a trabajar en la escuela. 14. Mañana salimos para Francia.

[@samueljohns5228]

Hello, what a great lesson it is! But then what is the difference between 'caminar' and 'andar'?

[@lechuza6278]

caminar = to walk andar = go around , also ride a car = andar en auto

[@gauric_fn1341]

Also sir I have been studying from your vids only god damn they are great

[@nickbrooks7171]

Costa Rica

[@Zubair73735]

Why can't I use "Por su amor de los niños, ella quiere ser maestra."? I mean "de" means "of" right?

[@tacocruiser4238]

Por is the journey. Para is the destination.

[@ΔημήτριοςΛυγνός-β7κ]

i have a question: in your exam 'tomorrow we are leaving for spain' can we say 'manana estamos saliendo para espana'. what's the difference between these two

[@harishkukreti7362]

Yes, we can use that as well. Where we can practice Spanish language exchange with people? Which app or website? Any idea?

[@TheLanguageTutor]

That works too! Just a different way to say it.

[@TheLanguageTutor]

Have you tried Polyglot Club online?

[@kingsmans4741]

"But it can also mean this, and this, and this, and it can also be used for this, and also this..". Im like i cant keep up!

[@platypus7334]

Sir u used trabajar in one of your examples , can't we use trabajo there????

[@karinaab175]

To work = Trabajar I work = Yo trabajo Yo trabajo ocho horas hoy = I work eight hours today I am going to work for eight hours today = Yo voy a trabajar por ocho horas hoy

[@bipindhakal4999]

On, an, at, by, from class as well please

[@mydogdeli]

A bit too much chatter, but very clear and helpful explanation. Muchas gracias.

[@TheLanguageTutor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abhaphadke56]

Shouldnt "I contacted her by phone" be Le contacte por telefono"?

[@gottlos7]

la, direct object. she was contacted by phone by me.

[@Zubair73735]

5:40 can anyone please tell me why is he using "La" instead of "Yo"?

[@priya-qv8bn]

losiento profesor pero tengo una duda en usted ejemplo- "la contacté por teléfono" profesor "la" is direct object pronound and in this sentence it seems indirect object pronoun should it be like- "le contacté por teléfono"?

[@avrageeeless]

Both of them are correct, but la is emphasizing that it's a woman, le does not specify

[@missfoufa4938]

Sir what's the difference between" ella tiene que terminar esto para las ocho" and ".. a las ocho"

[@retha90]

“Para las ocho” = finish by 8. “A las ocho” = finish at 8.

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Why are we getting ads mid lesson?

[@oliverkast526]

Video starts at 3:19 De nada

[@Naharror]

This video also helps ;) @

[@tennisbum67]

It'll take 3 minutes for me to figure out which word to use. I was hoping for an easier rule for por vs para. I think I'll use para all the time and let the listener figure it out. 🤯😁

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[@ericlarsen6746]

Why use "por" for her love of children rather than "porque' because of her love for children? You put because/porque in the example but then used por/for but gave no reason why "porque" would not be used? Please explain. Thanks.

[@MM-qo9fq]

There are several ways to mean the same thing in English. In this case Maestro used Por as an example.

[@marcusn4814]

another tough one is, te doy dinero PARA la hamburguesa, im giving you money (for you to put towards the hamburger)

[@mummycraft_1784]

AIB

[@TheLanguageTutor]

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