Ch 4.3 Por & Para Flashcards
Marco is working for Joseph on Sunday.
Marco trabaja por Joseph el domingo.
Exchange or substitution
They left for the mountains.
Salieron para las montañas.
Movement - Destination
He is in no mood for jokes
No está para bromas.
Expression w/ Para
if by chance
si por casualidad
Expression w/ Por
Are you going to Nogales on Wednesday?
¿Vas para Nogales el miércoles?
Movement: Destination
finally
por fin
Expression w/ Por
on the other hand
por otra parte
por otro lado
(Expression w/ Por)
at least
por lo menos
Expression w/ Por
around here
por aquí
Expression w/ Por
This box is for the papers.
Esta caja es para los papeles.
Action: Purpose or goal
Liliana went to the store to buy a laptop.
Liliana fue a la tienda por compar una computadora portátil.
Action: Reason or motive for an action
just in case
por si acaso
Expression w/ Por
I want a ticket to Barcelona.
Quiero un pasaje para Barcelona.
Movement - Destination
around here
por aquí
Expression w/ Por
I call my father on the telephone on Sunday.
Llamo a mi papá por teléfono el domingo.
Means by which something is done
in general
por lo general
Expression w/ Por
She bought this skirt for Elena.
Compró esta falda para Elena.
Recipient of something
For whom is that book?
¿Para quién es ese libro?
Recipient of something
The tourists were walking all over the city.
Los turistos andaban por toda la ciudad.
Movement - General Location
You may enter through that door.
Puede entrar por aquella puerta.
Movement - Motion
forever
para siempre
Expression w/ Para
Marisela is going to fix the radio on Sunday
Marisela va a arreglar el radio para el domingo.
Time: Deadline or a specific time in the future
We went to the library in the afternoon.
Fuimos a la biblioteca por la tarde.
Time: Duration of an event
GPS is needed to find Luis’ house.
Se necesita el navegador GPS para encontrar la casa de Luis.
Action: Purpose or goal
for example
por ejemplo
Expression w/ Por
The airplane left for San Juan.
El avión salió para San Juan.
Movement - Destination
for your information
just so you know
para que sepa
Expression w/ Para
of course
por supuesto
Expression w/ Por
I went shopping for my mother because she was sick.
Fui de compras por mi mamá porque ella estaba enferma.
Exchange or substitution
They will come to help.
Vendrán por ayudar.
Before infinitive verb
apparently
por lo visto
Expression w/ Por
It is not so bad
It is not so important
No es para tanto
Expression w/ Para
He is going to the plaza for water.
El va a la plaza por agua.
After an action verb, before direct object
therefore
that’s why
por eso
Expression w/ Por
They were nervous about the exam.
Estuvieron nerviosos por el examen.
Action: Reason or motive for an action
for the first time
por primera vez
Time: Duration of an event
He entered through that door.
El entró por aquella puerta.
Movement - Motion
She is studying to be a lawyer.
Está estudiando para abogada.
Action - Purpose or Goal
We voted for him.
Votamos por él.
After an action verb, before direct object
The newspaper is for my father.
El periodico es para mi papá.
Recipient of something
This gift is for Mary.
Este regalo está para María.
The recipient of something
It is a wireless mouse for the computer.
Es un ratón inalámbrico para la computadora.
Purpose + Noun
I paid $10 for these gloves.
Pagué diez dólares por estes guantes.
Exchange or substitution
My daughter is studying in London for a semester.
Mi hija estudia en Londres por un semestre.
Time - Duration of an event
The youngster returned for the money.
El joven volvió por el dinero.
Action: Reason or motive for an action
We walked through the museum for two hours.
Caminamos por el museo por dos horas.
(Movement - General Location)
(Time - Duration)
We want to travel around Chile.
Queremos viajar por Chile.
Movement: Motion or around a general location
A key is needed to start the car.
Se necesita una llave para arrancar el carro.
Purpose + Noun
The ship left for Spain.
El barco salió para España.
Movement - Destination
I am going to buy a beautiful dress for my sister on her birthday.
Voy a comprar una vestida hermosa para mi hermana para su compleaños.
(The recipient of something)
Juan’s car reaches only 50 miles per hour.
El carro de Juan alcanza solamente cincuenta millas por hora.
(Unit of measure)
I turned off the television for my friend.
Arreglé el televisor para mi amigo.
The recipient of something
Both of my sons work for restaurants.
Mis dos hijos trabajan para restaurantes.
In the employment of
