Oh…the ultimate battle for English-speaking Spanish learners – POR vs PARA. If they both mean “for” how do you choose which one to use in your sentence?? 🤷🏾♀️
If you’re a visual learner, like me, you may have to understand these prepositions from a different point of view than what you’ve heard before.
In this video, I’m breaking down:
-What these two words actually mean
-When to use each And most importantly…
-A key visualization exercise you can do to select the one that you need
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Erica Ray
Owner/Author at Erica Ray Language
Hi! I'm Erica Ray. I'm a self-taught bilingual gal from the U.S., language teacher and coach, expat in Mexico and a former English/Spanish medical interpreter. I help Spanish learners go from struggling learners to confident Spanish speakers. My students learn to create and stick to a personalized and comprehensive study plan, practice their speaking regularly and establish powerful learning habits to finally progress toward conversational fluency.
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