uses of Por

Question 1

Por adelante

Answer 1

In advance

Question 2

For now

Answer 2

por ahora

Question 3

por allá or
por allí

Answer 3

around there/around here (Farther)

Question 4

Por aquí

Answer 4

This way (close)

Question 5

Por el amor de Dios

Answer 5

For God’s sake (for the love of God)

Question 6

Diego, stop drinking beer with your friends, for God’s sake (for the love of God).

Answer 6

Diego, deja de beber cerveza con tus amigos, por el amor de Dios.

Question 7

Por si acaso

Answer 7

Just in case

Question 8

Creo que va a llover.

Answer 8

I think it’s going to rain.

Question 9

Sombrilla

Answer 9

umbrella

Question 10

Llevaré la sombrilla por si acaso

Answer 10

I will carry an umbrella just in case.

Question 11

por casualidad

Answer 11

by any chance

Question 12

tu, por casualidad, tiene un lapicero aquí?

Answer 12

Do you by any chance have a pencil here?

Question 13

By the way

Answer 13

Por cierto

Question 14

I am going to the supermarket. (using para)
By the way, can you bring more bananas? We ran out.

Answer 14

Voy para el supermercado.
Por cierto, puedes traer más bananas? Se acabaron.

Question 15

Por desgracia

Answer 15

unfortunately

Question 16

Danielle fractured her leg and unfortunately she can’t play in the game.

Answer 16

Danielle se fracturó su pierna y por desgracia no puede jugar en el partido.

Question 17

Por dentro

Answer 17

inside

Question 18

Dónde estan las llaves? Por dentro el bolso.

Answer 18

Where are the keys? Inside of the bag.

Question 19

“deja de…”

Answer 19

construction for telling someone to stop doing something

Question 20

deja de decir eso
deja de hacerlo
deja de mentirme

Answer 20

stop saying that
stop doing it
stop lying to me