10 minute grammar podcast 002 por vs para Flashcards

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Por motive or reason

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Se retiró por problemas personales.

She resigned because of personal issues.

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Para is used for objective

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Para ser salvavidas, tienes que saber nadar muy bien.

In order to be a lifeguard, you have to know how to swim really well.

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Por - instead of

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Yo terminaré el trabajo por ti cuando estés de vacaciones.

I’ll finish the job for you while you’re on vacation.

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Para - to benefit someone else

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Necesitas descansar yo cocinaré para ti hoy.

You need to rest, I’ll cook for you today.

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Por - when there is a movement in a specific place

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Me gusta montar en bicicleta por la mañana.

I like to ride my bike in the morning.

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Para - used to express direction

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Salimos mañana para Londres.

We are leaving for London tomorrow.

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Por - to express frequency

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Como pescado cuatro veces por semana.

I eat fish four times a week.

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Para - deadlines

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El proyecto es para el proximo martes.

The project is for next Tuesday.

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Mistakes commonly made by students corrected

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Estoy buscando el baño.
I’M looking for the bathroom.

No voy a esperarte.
I’m not going to wait for you.

Déjame orar por ti.
Let me pray for you.

Gracias por venir.
Thanks for coming.

Me quede en Perú por dos semanas.
I stayed in Peru for two weeks.

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Por uses

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1) D - To express duration, a length of time

2) R - To express cause or reason

3) E -When talking about transactions, exchanges, and trades

4) A - Meaning “through,” “along,” “by,” or “in the area of”

5) M - For means of communication or transportation

6) To express gratitude or apology

7) For multiplication and division

8) For velocity, frequency, and proportion

9) Meaning “during”

10) Meaning “on behalf of” or “in favor of”

11) Meaning “to be seen as”

12) To show the reason for an errand (with ir, venir, pasar, mandar, volver, and preguntar)

13) In passive voice sentences

14) Meaning “about to” (por + infinitive)

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Por Idiomatic Expressions

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Por adelantado - in advance

Por ahí - around there, maybe

Por ahora - for now

Por allí - around there, that way

Por amor de Dios - for the love of God

Por aquel entonces - at that time

Por aquí - around here, this way

Por casualidad - by chance

Por ciento - percent

Por cierto - certainly

Por completo - completely

Por dentro - inside

Por desgracia - unfortunately

Por dónde - where, where to

Por más difícil que sea - as hard as it may be

Por encima de - over

Por ende - consequently

Por ejemplo - for example

Por eso - therefore, that’s why

Por favor - please

Por fin - finally

Por fuera - outside

Por lo general - generally

Por lo visto - apparently

Por medio de - by means of

Por las buenas o por las malas - whether you like it or not

Por las dudas - just in case

Por lo menos - at least

Por lo pronto - for the time being

Por lo que a mí me toca - as far as I’m concerned

Por lo tanto - consequently

Por lo visto - apparently

Por mi parte - as for me

Por ningún lado - nowhere

Por otra parte - on the other hand

Por primera vez - for the first time

¿Por qué? - why?

Por separado - separately

Por si acaso - just in case

Por supuesto - of course

Por suerte - fortunately

Por todas partes - everywhere

Por todos lados - on all sides

Por último - finally

De una vez por todas - once and for all

Día por día - day by day

En un dos por tres - right away, quickly

Palabra por palabra - word for word

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Para uses

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2) P - To mean “in order to” or “for the purpose of”

1) E - To talk about goals or purposes

3) R - To indicate the recipient of something

4) F - To express a deadline or specific date and time

5) E- To indicate employment

6) C - To express conclusion or opinion

7) To indicate destination, toward

8) To reflect the opposite of what is expected

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Para Idiomatic Expressions

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Para abajo - down, downward

Para adelante - forward

Para dónde - where to

Para entonces - by that time

Para esa época - by that time

Para otra vez - for another occasion

Para que - so that, in order that

¿Para qué? - What for? For what purpose?

Para siempre - forever

Para ti - for you

Para variar - just for a change

Ser tal para cual - to be two of a kind

El horno no está para bollos - now is not a good time, now is not an opportune moment

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