Spanish: Fluencia L5 and Word 10 Flashcards
PRODDS: “para” is used with an end point or goal of an action indicating a/an…
purpose, recipient, opinion, destination, deadline, standard
purpose (in order to): I study (the) Spanish in order to talk with people from Argentina.
para: Estudio el español para hablar con gente de Argentina.
purpose (in order to): He works in order to earn money.
para: Él trabaja para ganar dinero.
purpose (in order to): We need to talk in order to discuss some important things.
para: Necesitamos hablar para discutir unas cosas importantes.
recipient (for): This cake is for my mother.
para: Este pastel es para mi madre.
recipient (for): Juan used the phone to call her.
para: Juan usó el teléfono para llamarla.
recipient (for): Anita works for a lawyer.
para: Anita trabaja para un abogado.
opinion (for, according to): For me, (the) Spanish is more romantic than (the) Italian.
para: Para mí, el español es más romántico que el italiano.
To, for, in the opinion of: To the teacher (professor) (female), the students are the future.
para: Para la profesora los estudiantes son el futuro.
destination (for): This painting is for a museum in Madrid.
para: Este cuadro es para un museo en Madrid.
destination (for): I leave for Chile tonight.
para: Salgo para Chile esta noche.
deadline (for, by, on): This homework is for tomorrow.
para: Esta tarea es para mañana.
deadline (for, by, on): Call (informal) me by (for) tomorrow at 9:00.
para: Llámame para mañana a las nueve.
deadline (for, by, on): The appointment is on (for) (the) Thursday.
para: La cita es para el jueves.
standard (for): For being so cheap, this hamburger is delicious.
para: Para ser tan barata, esta hamburguesa está deliciosa.
standard (for): For (being) a turtle, he is very fast.
para: Para ser una tortuga, es muy rápida.
the seafood: We ate a lot of seafood on our trip.
el marisco: Comimos muchos mariscos en nuestro viaje.
seafood: I am allergic to (the) seafood.
el marisco: Soy alérgica al marisco.
seafood: This part (zone) of the coast is rich in seafood(s).
el marisco: Esta zona de la costa es rica en mariscos.
DREEMS: “por” is generally seen as the exchange or movement between two points to indicate a/an…
duration of time, reason for doing something, emotion, exchange of items, mode of communication or transportation, substitution
duration of time (for): We traveled in [the] car for 8 hours.
por: Viajamos en carro por ocho horas.
duration (for): I studied for 5 hours.
por: Estudié por cinco horas.
reason or motive (because of): Because of his love for (to the) Spanish, he always studied it.
por: Por su amor al español, siempre lo estudiaba.
reason or motive (because of): Because of the number of people who came, I ordered (asked for) more food.
por: Por el número de gente que vino, pedí más comida.
emotion (for): I have so much love for you.
por: Tengo tanto amor por ti.
emotion (for): The girl feels a lot of jealousy (many jealousies) for the movie star.
por: La chica siente muchos celos por la estrella de cine.
exchange (for): I paid $60 for these shoes.
por: Pagué $60 por estos zapatos.
exchange (for): I’ll give you my cookie for your cupcake.
por: Te daré mi galleta por tu pastelito.
mode of communication or transportation/movement (by, on, through): We travel by train to Italy.
por: Viajamos por tren a Italia.
mode of communication or transportation/movement (by, on, through): We talked by telephone last night.
por: Hablamos por teléfono anoche.
mode of communication or transportation/movement (by, on, through): We walked through the park 2 days ago.
por: Caminamos por el parque hace 2 días.
substitution (for, instead of): There is a substitute teacher (female) for (the) Mrs. Martinez today.
por: Hay una maestra sustituta por la Señora Martínez hoy.
substitution (for, instead of): I went to the supermarket for my mother because she was sick.
por: Fui al supermercado por mi madre porque ella estaba enferma.
They chose the hotel for (justification) its beautiful views.
Ellos escogieron el hotel por sus hermosas vistas.
I called the hotel receptionist to make the reservation.
Llamé a la recepcionista del hotel para hacer la reserva.
I have to buy the tickets for (the) Sunday.
Tengo que comprar los boletos para el domingo.
For me seeing the glacier was the best part of the trip.
Para mí ver el glaciar fue la mejor parte del viaje.
The hotel sold excursions in order to make money.
El hotel vendió excursiones para ganar dinero.
I called every day by Skype
Yo llamaba todos los días por Skype.
For our family it was important to have everything included.
Para nuestra familia era importante tener todo incluido.