Knowing when to use LO QUE in Spanish 

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I learned "lo que" very simply. It's the non-question "what".

¿ Sabes lo que quiero, ? Más videos como esto, - muchas gracias. - Phil

I have long believed that the best teachers are those people who, at one time, struggled with a particular subject and overcame it. And are then very articulate, patient and able to describe the learning process to others. Keep up the great work. And, because I've heard you mentioned it before, don't feel that you will isolate your beginner students by getting into more intermediate and advanced stuff. Your teaching style is very rare and you could do excellent work at bridging the Gap between beginning, intermediate and advanced. None of these groups of individuals will feel abandoned or betrayed, they will feel grateful to have a bridge to the next level.

It helped me to think of the 'lo' in 'lo que' as meaning 'the thing'. - 'Lo que' = 'the thing that'. - 'Lo que más quiero es una amiga' = 'the thing that I most want is a friend'. - 'Lo que menos me gusta es la comida picante' = 'the thing I like least is spicy food'. Of course, you could just think of 'lo que' in these examples as meaning 'what', but this meaning of 'lo' can be extended to other use cases: - 'Lo útil' = 'the useful thing'. - 'Lo mas sensato seria volver a casa' = 'the simplest thing would be to go home'.

Wow, I am really enjoying your teaching style. They are the right length to fill in some random time, and still packed very valuable information. You also have managed to use very relatable ways to associate words and phrases. I really appreciate these lessons you put together.

I get a 30 minute lunch break at work. Just landed on your channel and realised how I'm now going to spend my time! 🙂

En Chile también se diferencia el oir del escuchar, de hecho cuando alguien está hablando y siente que no le estás poniendo atención te pregunta "¿me estás oyendo o me estás escuchando?".. 'oir' es lo que haces sin esfuerzo, 'escuchar' es cuando pones atención

Hi there. I have been trying to teach myself Spanish for about 2 years - not very consistently - and a few months ago took a class. I was given a placement test and was deemed on the cusp of advanced and intermediate. Perhaps it’s because I have been exposed to Spanish since I was a kid and many words and phrases are familiar to me, but to this day I find it difficult to string sentences together. My comprehension is far better than my verbal skills. After watching some of your classes, I learned that what I need to work on is the speed of my command of the language (sort of like increasing the RAM of my computer) - and your plug-in technique, I think, is very effective. Your “Lo que,” “Avísame,” “En cuanto a…” etc. is the key to accessing the stash of vocabulary and phrases I learned or memorized. The exercises I believe are most helpful. Thank you!

As a bilingual teacher I use Spanish all the time however Qroo’s choice of lesson topics is useful and clearly presented. Thanks!

You are an excellent teacher! Thank you! It's funny- a questions comes to mind as I'm listening and you answer it in the next few seconds. Bravo!

Straight and to the point. Thank you.

i could never get this down but u hands down explained it so well. thankyou very much. i i love how you taught other things while teaching about lo que. amazing❤❤

Brilliant, so simple. Others have made this more complicated than it needed to be.

I think you have hit the perfect medium. Teaching grammar, clearing up confusion associated with grammar and conversational Spanish all together at the same time. Well done I recommend this channel to everyone.

Brilliant explanation right from the first minute of the video. So many videos are so complicated 👏

Just came upon your channel. I love your style of teaching. Though im only 4 months into learning Spanish daily on an app, your lessons really round out give substance to what I have learned. Thanks!

You know what, I keep on viewing all your lessons…it helps me a lot with my Spanish…thanks Paul. I hope that keep on doing videos and I hope that lots of people can discover it…

Paul is surely multi-talented. Paul seguramente tiene multiples talentos.

Thanks for addressing these type of topics, Paul. You address an area that I find is often over-looked on RU-vid. There are plenty of videos designed for the beginning student, but it’s hard to find ones designed for the intermediate or advanced/ing student. Looking forward to more videos of this type.

Lo que admiro es que siempre sabes lo que tus espectadores quieren aprender.

Omg. You are so excellent teacher 👨‍🏫

I've been watching teachers on RU-vid for years and he's the best one for sure. Its his logic then makes it easier and he doesn't waste time

Great vid. Straight to the point. No gimmicks.

Very helpful-the explanation of use is very handy to know and use!!!!

This was a game changer for me ; looking back it improved my Spanish speaking immensely along with the subjunctive great crucial videos Paul thanks

Very good lesson. Easy to understand. 👍

Love your channel Paul. You make videos on all of the tricky bits, that are often overlooked, I feel. My native teachers are brilliant, and I have learned a lot, but I feel at times they struggle to grasp just how confusing some of the smaller bits of the language are for none native speakers.

I love your videos, they help me so much! Thanks for everything Paul!

Gracias por compartir, soy Filipino y aprendo El idioma de español

Anytime I really need to pay attention while learning something very important in spanish gramma, I look to your explanations. Your comments are ALWAYS exactly what I need. Thanks for your very useful information that I can instantly use.

Amazing content! I can read better than I can speak so your channel has been helping with. Between this and the videos on the redundant “le” I am amazed. New subscriber here for sure!

For intermediate english students , as I am, this lessons also help a lot. Word combinations like this could be studied reverse-wise. Maybe without intention but you are explaining how to use "Lo que" transposed to many english sentences.

You know (?) I've not done any Spanish for over six years and yet your videos are so easy to follow - free from clutter and straight to the point. You have a rare talent Paul.

Such a great lesson. Thank you. You are a very good teacher.

Oh my! You have solved a mystery for me! Thank you!!

Sabes lo que quiero decir, gracias muchísimas por tu vídeo.

Glad i found this channel….been studying on my own for a short while….Espanol en espanol….but sometimes it really helps having a native English speaking Spanish speaking expert explain the inner workings for me…….

Senor paul. Gracias, gracias, . Entiendo cada y todo palabra tu dice!!!!

Let me first say thank you for teaching this lesson so clearly and directly. I stopped my (self taught) language learning years ago and this was the most difficult question for the native Latino speakers I met to answer for me. You randomly popped up as a suggestion and I definitely have subscribed to your channel and I will check out your other channel as well. I have watched about four of your videos and I love your direct teaching format. I hope my Spanish is a good as yours someday. Thank you again and as long as you keep making videos, I'll keep watching.

Oh I love your lessons. ❤

Hey Paul - your videos are brilliant! I have been so confused by lo que for years! Thank you for explaining it so clearly!

Thanks for a clear undersatanding of the meaning of “qué” y “ qué” .

You can think of lo que as "that which" or "the thing that" for example: Tu sabes lo que quieres. You know that which I want or you know the thing that I want.

Thank you for this video. Now i know how to use this structure

Thanks for the lessons I’m learning a lot

I have been using it correctly without understanding why. Now I know the why. Thanks.

You're actually the best Spanish teacher!

Gracias, señor.

Thank you so much for this lesson

Entiendo mucho las diferencias entre los dos - muchisimo gracias Profe

A great video, so simple when explained in language that I can understand. Thank you 😊❤

I saw your other video where you said lo que can be thought of as "that which." In all the videos I've watched it was always referred to as meaning "what" in a non-question sense. Even though I knew what it meant in some usages I had to think about it for a second to get what the speaker or sentence actually meant. Always thinking about it in the "that which" sense has made a world of difference for me. Thanks.

Such a great teacher, thanks very much

I love this "mexican spanish" learning. For some reason this is so hard for me to find. Thank you. Please keep going.

Ur lessons are a game changer bro! much love

you my friend just earned yourself a subscriber. Clearest breakdown I have seen so far.

Great lesson thx Paul!

I love this

Genius, thanks again Paul, great stuff.

You’re so helpful!

This guy is GREAT- I just discovered him!

The phrase 'You know and I want' can be translated: Tú sabes lo que quiero Sabes lo que quiero Tú sabes que quiero Sabes que quiero As you can see, you can omit the subject (Tú) and de indefinite article (lo). Anyway that you choose native Spanish people understand you. By the way a native Spanish guy. Great video, man!

A GREAT presentation!

Great tips as always. Thank you!

FINALLY thank you so much for this video I now understand what lo que is...ha,ha😉

Great lesson, really useful. Thank you

"finally reached 10k subs"😂 time flies, congratulations

Thank you for these lessons. I am excited that I understand some lower intermediate spanish but I was stuck. Your lessons and your kind, thoughtful style of teaching was made for me. Thank you for inspiring me to grow into intermediate.

Thank you

Love your videos, you explain everything so clearly. I'm planning on moving to Spain and I've been teaching myself spanish and trying to learn the granmar as I come across it. ¡Muchas gracias por sus vídeos!

Can't understand why you say your channel isn't popular. Perhaps your expertise is yet to be recognizes. I think your topics are covered simply but excellently. Please keep adding new ones. Many thanks for those you have posted.

This is the first video I have seen and I am very impressed. Clear and concise explanations. I will look out for more. Thank you!

This was really helpful Paul

Awesome video. Thanks Paul!

For me these sentence starters are the BEST! If I can only get them down well enough to use them with more confidence... lol Please keep as many of these coming as possible... VERY helpful!

Thanks for your brief and very informative lessons.

Gracias

so clear and you're very calimingg. amazing

¡Muchísimas gracias!

Excellent explanation, mil gracias!

Dios mío, creo que entiendo “lo que” finalmente 😭😭😭 muchas gracias! Felicidades por 10mil! 🥳🥳🥳

“Lo que pasa es que la banda está borracha” …… this is the main lyric to an oldie “La Banda Borracha” by Mike Laure or Los Xolchilmilcas ….. it’s such a fun song to sing along to.

I have trouble sorting out what word to use for "about". Here you used "de" at 6:52. "sobre" is sometimes used for about, and then there is the two word "acerca de" which is what I guessed at on this example.

What about “lo” vs “lo que” because I’m struggling with Ex: lo más …. Or “lo que mas molesta …” please explain. Thank you! You have helped us so much!

Hi Paul, I am german and have to pay you a huge compliment. Your way of teaching Spanish is far better than anything I’ve found on RU-vid in my own language. Which of course means a double win for me: my english improves at the same time. So - two birds with one stone. What do you say about it in spanish?

Es pan comida....Gracias Paul

Absolutely fantastic lesson, otra vez! Muchísimas gracias! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

excellent video. Perfect explanations and thank you for explaining the second que is equivalent to that.

I have just learned the phrase "o sea" which translates to "I mean", but I think it's more of a filler word in a fast moving conversation. (Example: "Sí, o sea, siempre está tan bien vestida, ¡todos los días!") As for "Lo que"...I had asked my Spanish tutor (who lives in Mexico City) about "lo que" and when to use it. He thought about it and then asked me what I thought it might mean in English and I simply stated "I think that it means "that which". (He does speak a B2 level of English) He thought about it for a few minutes and then said, "I don't think I have ever used "that which" in an English sentence. So, I gave him some examples in English. I guess it can go both ways. We're basically learning from each other at this point. Anyway, just an aside of sorts. Thank you for your videos! Love 'em!

Thanks!

Generally

Many thanks for such clear and uncluttered explanations that hit the point every time.

I translate it as “it that”. Sabes lo que quiero. You know it that I want. Sounds awkward, but it gets the job done.

Muy claro. ¡Gracias!

Wow, what a useful phrase! Learning Spanish REALLY wasn't this easy in high school! You should absolutely be a teacher.... I suppose you are :) Esto courso es pan comido

Another good one, Paul. Gracias Amigo

Oh my gosh, it finally clicked. Thank you 😭😭😭

Un vídeo genial, muchas gracias por esta lección estupenda 🎉

Popular or not, this is a fantastic channel.