POR vs PARA - 1 Must-Know Rule! 

What are some other sentences you can come up with for por and para about motivation?

That was a terrific explanation of a difficult concept by a gifted teacher. I appreciate the repetition of the perfect (I think!) pronunciation of the Spanish example sentences used to explain the concept. Thank you!

Great rule. I'm always appreciative when someone can come up with a guiding paradigm rather than lists of categories or rules with exceptions. Bravo.

Gracias por la explicación, es un vídeo perfecto para mis estudiantes de español 👏🏼

Words cannot comprehend how much I have had trouble with this concept in Spanish. Now that I have found your channel, I don't think I need another teacher other than you now. This was so easy to understand, I became so joyous when it finally clicked! Thank you for your content!

Pensía que supe todas las reglas de por y para hasta que vi este video. Cada vez veo uno de tus videos, aprendo algo. Gracias por tus clases informativas.

¡Muchas gracias POR su video! Este es el mejor video que he visto de este tema. Su video me ha ayudado PARA entender más español.

You are a great teacher! I really appreciate these videos. You teach in a way that other youtubers and real life teachers haven't been able to teach me. You're a gem!

Great explanation, but: After the 14:15 minute marker, you repeatedly use the phrases "por and para" and "directly and indirectly". It would be clearer if the sequences matched one another; por -> indirectly and para -> directly.

I have asked multiple native spanish speakers this exact thing, and they never had a good answer. This video is brilliant. Thank you!

Ya supe cómo usar "para + infinitivo" = "in order to... verb" y "por + infinitivo" = "because of... verb" --- pero, ahora me doy cuenta de que este concepto es también lo mismo sin el infinitivo. !Gracias, Andrew!

Oh my gosh!! Thank you so much! That is exactly the issue I had with por and para. I have only discovered your channel today. I love your short videos and the explanations in English, but I also like hearing you speak Spanish. Thank you so much.

Yes please! Another video with more examples would be very much appreciated. This one helped a huge amount... Now it's just a matter of hearing multiple examples to trigger & embed it into our long term memory✨ Thanks so much✨

Gracias por haber hecho este video para nosotros.

Pure billiance! This explains it better than any other resource I've found! Thank you!

I learn so much more in any of your videos than four years of studying Spanish in high school in America. Thank you

I am older and just learning Spanish. Thank you for this channel. I can already tell it is helping.

This is really helpful! You are a brilliant teacher 🙌🏼

Para mi, todo está muy claro por tus explicaciones geniales.

Muchas gracias por la lección. Fue una explanacion fantastica. Por favor hace más en esta tema.

I’ve studied Spanish off and on for many years and this video is the best explanation I’ve ever heard for por and para. Thank you so much.

Por y Para leccion fue incredible. El beneficio directo e indirecto tiene sentido. Gracias POR su ayuada, Por favor haga mas sobre Por y Para. Juan

Brilliant video Andrew, I finally think that I understand the relationship and use of these two words in Spanish. Keep up the excellent work and let us have some more of your videos 👍

I love your videos, and I assign them to my students. You are so clear, and you have great examples!!!

These videos never get old and are always useful. Thanks for breaking down some of the reasons "why" instead of telling students to memorize a list.

Perfect explanation. It’s finally clicking so much more for real

I will watch the Por and para Over and over. Yes please continue with more Por and Para. Thank you. You’re the. Best!!

Great breakdown of por vs para-keep the videos coming!!!!

Excellent way to give an intuitive feel for the difference! (I've had my ways of getting it mostly right, such as thinking of "por" as "because of" or "on behalf of" and, more distantly, in it's other use a "by." But you have undergirded the difference with a .) Thanks. Another preposition that I would like some help with, is the surprising (for a native English speaker) use of "con" in "soñar con" and "contar con" - and any other surprising uses of "con."

Amazing teacher! Brilliant video! Thank you so much!!

Andrew, eres un maestro extraordinario.

Gracias por tu ayuda con por y para. Ahora entiendo cada palabra mejor.

This explanation nailed it down perfectly for me. It was like a light bulb went on and stayed on in my head. Brilliant! Thank you!

the best video I've seen on por and para so far! super helpful! thank you!

OH MY GOD! you're such a BRIALLIANT teacher!! I just started learning Spanich by myself about 3 weeks ago and "para" & "por" knocked me off the edge. I've been reading articles and watching a lot of videos, they are good but you are GREAT! my light bulb went off too! I'll hit subscribe after finishing this. Muchas gracias!

Excellent explanation. Thank you!

This was so enlightening and made this nightmare so easy. Thank you!

You explain things very clearly, thank you.

In the "por y para ella" example, think of "por" as the father's sacrifice, like two jobs, overtime, etc. And "para" how to deliver the material obtained from that sacrifice, money, study books, a car, etc.

This is incredibly helpful. I've been trying to figure this out for a long time!

Gracias por esta lección!!!!

This is the best explanation of the difference between por and para I have seen. Thank you so much!

Thanks Andrew, very helpful explanation.

great explanation! Thanks!

Incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!

This was very helpful as I'm starting to learn Spanish

Muchas gracias por una leccion fantástico

This is one of the very best instructional programs for learning Spanish. I just recently came across this and wish that I had come across this earlier in my study of Spanish. I would very much like to see more instruction on por and para.

¡Muchas gracias! I love your content

Excellent explanation, entertaining and inspiring, makes you reflect on your own language. However, regarding the example you give in #5:48, frankly speaking, for me the "crux of the matter" in this example is not whether that friend is alive or dead; but if the motivation and the reason to do something (write the song) is my friend in itself, then it is FOR(POR); or if the reason is to dedicate to do/make something (write the song) FOR(PARA) my friend (whether dead or alive) In other words, I pay attention to whether the action is for another person, exclusively, or if I benefit from that action at the same time, selfishly, maybe!! Excelente explicación, amena e inspiradora, te hace reflexionar sobre tu propio idioma. Sin embargo, respecto al ejemplo que das en #5:48, hablando francamente, para mi "el quid de la cuestión" en este ejemplo no es si ese amigo está vivo o muerto; sino si la motivación y la razón de hacer algo(escribir la canción) es mi amigo en si mismo, entonces es POR; o si la razón es dedicar hacer algo( escribir la canción) PARA mi amigo (ya esté vivo o muerto)En otras palabras, presto atención a si la acción es para otra persona, exclusivamente, o si me beneficio de esa acción al mismo tiempo, ¡egoístamente!, quizás.

Soy hablante nativo de español y por pura casualidad vine a dar con este video, y la verdad, estoy muy sorprendido al saber que dos palabras cuyo uso es tan cotidiano para mi y todos los hispanohablantes, sea motivo de tanta confusión para los estudiantes de español. Pero afortunadamente para los estudiantes, el profesor ha explicado muy bien el uso de ambas palabras.

Excellent class thank you. These examples are super helpful. More on this topic please.

Thank you so much for the spectacular lesson!!!

Absolutely brilliant Andrew you make the difficult understandable for which we are all grateful and yes please cover more por and para topics.

You are an excellent teacher!!!

Wonderful video Andrew. An eternally confusing topic in Spanish - this simple rule helps greatly!!

That was really fantastic Andrew, thank you!

Great great video, gracias por la leccion !

Andrew, your videos are just superb!! A huge thank you!!

Very thought provoking approach to por/para and motivation!

This is the best explanation I’ve ever found- thank you!

I've just stumbled on your videos and I'm loving them!! Thanks so much!

I really enjoyed your review of por y para and I would like to go in deeper too. Thanks for this lesson.

Gran lección. Gracias.

Sir..... I am 37 and recently started trying to learn Spanish. I did take Spanish in High School, but haven't used it at all since. Your videos (like this one) are so very helpful...... but they make me feel like my brain breaks in half while figuring it out. Lol. Thank you.

THIS IS AWESOME!! I can run with that. Got it and gone. Thank You Much!!! 🎉

Been trying to learn more Spanish for the past 50 years. Thank you for your channel! I've noticed on my own that PARA often is used when it's about a living thing usually a human, and POR is used for inanimate objects. Even if that's usually true, I realize now I oversimplified it. And I've seen examples where it's not accurate. So thank you for this video and any others that help us "conquer" POR & PARA.🙂

This video is amazing! It cleared up a lot of my confusion regarding por and para. Thank you!

This was a big help. I've been over this topic many times, and I've taken some very bad quizzes that just override the complexity of the questions being posed by giving just "por" or "para," i.e., bad instruction. So thanks for this. Tus ejemplos fueron excelentes.

Terrific video Andrew. Yes, make a part 2!

one of the best videos ive seen on this topic. well done mate

Feliz año nuevo. Te deseo amor y prosperidad, salud y felicidad, Andrew. Muchas gracias Andrew por la clara y excelente explicación entre las preposiciones por y para.> Me gustaría ver más videos sobre esta tema, por favor. Erés un maravilloso generoso profesor de español.

Thank you, Andrew: your explanations are clear and understandable. Further videos on 'por' and 'para' in their divers contexts would be great.

amazing. Gracias!

Excellent presentation on this topic.

On our travels though Spain, we like to acknowledge when the locals help us out with their English. My wife & I often say: Gracias por hablar inglés para mí, which uses both por & para. It's always appreciated.

Excellent lesson!

Andrew, después de ver muchos vídeos sobre por and para, puedo decir que este vídeo es el que tiene más sentido. Gracias por su ayuda. Me ayudó a mejorar mi comprensión de este complicado tema. John

Excellent. The best explanation I've heard. Looking forward to getting deeper into it once I'm secure with that, para aprendar mas efectivamiente

Great insight! This video clearly shows that not all the teachers have the same level of insight! Thanks.

Thank you for the explanation and it's clarity Andrew, I am very recently retired and learning Spanish and really appreciating your videos, muchas gracias amigo.

Gracias por este video. Es muy útil.

Very helpful, thank you

Excellent video. Thank you.

You are an amazing teacher! It’s so clear with you. Please, make other videos with the use of Por and Para

Very good explanation thank you

Mind blown! You've brought this to a whole new level. I didn't know how much I didn't know. Hahaha.

One of your best, very well explain, thank you.

Good lesson! Very helpful!

Wonderful explanation. Andrew is the best!

This was so helpful! Muchas gracias

Awesome! Super clear! I know you recorded this 2 years ago but yes more examples of por and para (or maybe they're already on your channel?). Very helpful.

Thank you! Very helpful.

Awesome Andrew! good explanations

Again, a great video for what can be a vert confusing subject!! Thank you.

gracias por ayudarme a entender mejor el para y el por.

You’re amazing! Thank you 🙏

Very useful por mi! Gracias

Thank you for this excellent explanation of por vs para.

This is the best explanation for Por y Para that i have ever watched on youtube. Muchísimas gracias, señor 😇