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Es correcto decir “Ella va PARA el colegio” al igual que “Ella va AL colegio” y “Ella va HACIA el colegio.”

PARA o HACIA enfatizan más la dirección mientras que AL hace más énfasis en el destino.

Gracias por tus comentarios.

la explicacion del para esta bien pero tiene algunos fallos. no se dice ella va para el colegio, sino ella va al colegio

La explicación de POR me dejó relativamente insatisfecho, pero creo que el conflicto entre preposiciones, como en cualquier otro idioma, se soluciona practicando y c*gandola. Entendiendo el uso de A, QUE, PARA, POR y DE entiendes el español en su totalidad hehe, buen video

this is very good.. thanks!!

i’m spanish, and i really like this, i’ve learned a lot, thank you. muy bueno los videos, gracias

Good job.

Buen Trabajo !

thank you, this was very helpful =).

muchas gracias esaudio this topic can be somewhat overwhelming but you made it easy to understand

thank you so much.

Thanks for your comments. I use this material with VERY advanced students and they really have no problem to tell the difference at all. It is true that at a very advanced level you may want to see POR in detail but so far that is something I am working on exclusively with my private students and I am not planning to make a video on POR in the near future. But I am sure you will find plenty of good materials online, at least in a text format. Sorry for not being able to help you more. Good luck!

Hello. I just wanted to say that this was a very good video that you created. My only problem with it was that I wanted a little more specific details on the uses of “por”. Like, I do understand that if it’s not “para”, then it’s “por”, but it would have been helpful to know what “por” is used for. So if you explained that as well, I think it would help me a little.
But other than that, it was very simple and helpful!

I do appreciate your comments. Thanks!!

Thank you! This is super helpful!

You have to bear in mind that a traditional approach gives students AT LEAST around 20-30 uses of POR PLUS the uses of PARA, just consider that. IT causes students lots of doubt and confusion and prevents them from speaking fluently as many are forced to stop and go through a mental checklist…a VERY long one that is indeed impossible to use on the spur of the moment and causes a lot of mental stress.
Again, thanks for your comment.
Julio

Hi,
Thanks for your comment. You have an interesting point there. Let me explain. Ifyou work around basic concepts like the one expressed here, and you systematically use this checklist whenever in doubt, you will eventually do that analysis without hesitation in a fraction of a second. I’ve been using this technique successfully with my students for over four years now, and the more you use it the faster your reaction becomes,from having to stop to analyse at first 2 just doing it in milisecs

In my modest opinion in the reality of a situation there is no time to go mentally trough a checklist, there is no time to think to the grammar, the learning should be intuitive,(even if I’m italian , so for me it is easier to learn spanish) anyway it is a useful video, thank you!

Awesome to know it has helped you! It is rewarding for me to create this material and even greater to receive comments like yours. Thanks!
Julio

shocking how much this 5min vid helped me…my teacher proposed the same idea…take me for example…i have 3 days until my final in advanced spanish and im doing horribly in the class…but this is what my teacher said, if you dont have enough time to learn every individual use of por and para its best to focus on just para or por…i think your vid foes this very well! rock on..ill be watchin all your vids over and over this weekend!!!

peace

Thanks for your comments and feedback.

De Argentina, pero actualmente vivo en Carolina del Norte, EE.UU.

¿de dónde eres, julio?

The lesson outlined the uses of para very nicely. This is excellent learning material. Good job there.

But to say, at the end, that “por falls under all the cases we haven’t covered” is absurd. While it’s a “cute” ending, it really doesn’t teach anything. Surely even a single example of using por in a sentence would’ve been a good idea?

Still, if ratings had been allowed, I would’ve given 4 stars for such a good treatment of para.

De nada. Es un placer.

muchas gracias por el video gratis