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This video is a perfect example of why we, American English speakers learning Spanish, need an American in certain situations to teach us. Especially when it comes to intermediate to advanced grammar. A native Spanish speaker can never in a month of Sundays explain this difficulty even close to how clear you make it for us.

My god you have provided the clearest most digestible explanation of this. No other Spanish lessons channel does it like this. Very much needed and props.

For about 8 months duolingo has been feeding me these sentences hoping I'd work out these rules by myself jajaja - thank you so much Paul; finally, I get it.

Madre: ¿Qué aprendiste hoy en la escuela, Timmy? Timmy: "Se la di a María" Madre: WHAT!?

What a service you are providing to all us folks who grew up "learning" spanish in school. Really happy I stumbled upon your channel!

I'm really appreciating your videos. I'm not certain, but I think I may be a unique case in the pursuit of fluency in Spanish. I'm less than three weeks away from my 80th birthday and I took two years of classroom Spanish starting 66 years ago. Like most Americans, two years in a classroom did little to make Spanish a part of my life. But I didn't put it on a mental shelf gather ingredients dust. At least not permanently. I would come back to it periodically, reviewing my vocabulary and adding a few words to it. Then I began seeking written materials in Spanish and practicing reading them aloud. I've reached a point where I can read newspaper stories and get from 70% up to 90%+ of the article without looking up many words. But I still wasn't able (or willing) to converse in Spanish. After all of these years, I rank my ability as a Spanish-speaking person at high end of "beginner" or barely reaching "intermediate." Your videos are in the process of changing that. I am reading more consistently. I am watching more TV and videos, trying to learn to understand better what I hear. Two days ago, I started a diary - in Spanish - to record my attempts to make Spanish a major part of my life. But in the four days since first watching your videos, my vocabulary has grown dramatically and my comfort with listening to Spanish has grown. It is many hours of practice away from being satisfactory, but I already feel a difference. Oh, I also ordered the book that you recommended, and it is supposed to be delivered today. You said in the first video I watched that fluency is not quickly attained - probably at least two years. I'm hoping that building on the foundation that has come from years of haphazard efforts I might be able to shorten that a bit.

¡Qué estupendo! Nos ha dado una lección esencial para hablar español con más fluidez y confianza. Yo vivo en España desde hace un año, originalmente soy de Australia. Hasta ahora no he podido entender este concepto con claridad. Muchas gracias por enseñarnos 🫡☺️

I have been speaking Spanish for 30 years studied at 2 universities and I never had a better understanding than I have with your video. Thanks so much!

This was a super important lesson explaining the super confusing myriad pronouns in Spanish, especially substituting 'se' for le/la to avoid awkward phrasing in Spanish. Man was that a frustrating thing for me to understand, which I didn't. until now. Even my Spanish tutor (native speaker) didn't/couldn't explain the differences in and usage of these indirect/direct pronouns sufficiently or succinctly enough for me to understand. You did it in a few minutes. Thank you!

Grammar books try to teach this stuff about indirect/direct object pronouns, but looking back on it, I think that beginners can't really "get it" from studying it in grammar contexts. To be able to use it takes more than understanding it mentally. It has to be absorbed and to be automatic to the ear and speaking brain.

Just to append (I'm a native Spanish speaker). Mexicans particularly tend to use redundant pronouns. Example: -"María me llamó. Pero, *yo* le dije *a ella* que no podía ir". Translation: (Maria called me, but I told her that I couldn't come). Here, *yo* and *a ella* are redundant, because the 1st singular person pronoun "yo" can be inferred (and therefore omitted): "Yo le dije a ella" = "Le dije a ella". Also, the part "a ella" can be omitted, because of the indirect object pronoun "le". Also, it's obvious that we are referring to "Maria", so we can perfectly say: "Maria me llamó, pero le dije que no podía ir". It is worth to mention that these redundancies are NOT grammatically incorrect, it's up to you whether using them or not, and in this sense Spanish is a lot flexible. You can either be redundant (it you like), or not.

This video helped me so much! I feel like this has been one of the major missing pieces in my Spanish, and I think I finally get it. Thanks so much!

Something about how you explain these concepts, common pitfalls, contrasted to similar concepts, jives better than any other teacher I’ve had. I have a vocabulary, but your videos are giving me the sentence skeletons I’ve had trouble piecing together. And I find your examples to be less contrived and more practical. Thanks!

Thank you. For those of us who are trying to learn Spanish through apps, this was GREAT!

Very clear explanation, thank you from a British A-level Spanish student. ¡Muchísimas Gracias!

OMG thank you so much for this video. I've been taking Spanish class and this is the one subject I've been stuck on despite having my teacher explaining it a few times. Now it finally "clicked" and I can't wait to practice more using Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns!

Awesome video man. I never had explained to me where “se” came from and this video made perfect sense. I understand this so much better now. Thank you 🙏

Thanks for this video and the Redundant Le video. My wife and I are learning through duolingo right now, along with following this channel, and this really helped to spell out and clarify this direct and indirect object pronouns for us both. We also picked up the Spanish Reference Grammar book through your link to help with more in depth clarification like this. Keep up the great videos and thanks again for all your help!

I really appreciate your video!! This is right on time because I have been trying to study direct/indirect object pronouns.

This video is super enlightening and helpful. I think what hurts a lot english speakers is of the first 7 verbs we are taught "gustar" and "encantar" are among them and They have an opposite effect with indirect object pronouns. Me encanta basically means "i love" which leads you to believe encantar means "love" but its more like "enchants"or "causes enchantment". Same thing with gustar. For instance "me encanta" means i love something else but "me quire" means something else loves me so the word order cant simply be replicated. Gustar along with tener, querer, and ir are like staple verbs and one reverses word order and the others is an irregular verb. The bottom line is you need enough exposure to identify and remember all these special case but fortunately for us english is a language of exceptions so we are used to remembering how to pronounce a word like "naive". Ill probably find out this has been covered in depth before

I must have watched 4 vids on this topic before and was just thinking i needed to watch another. And like magic I see one pop up from the best of them all. You are really good. Thank you.

Beautifully done. You're a great teacher.

Man, thank you so much for making these videos. They are among the best I have found for learning Spanish. And, as a former LEO myself, I appreciate the way you approach teaching. Hope that you and Linda have had a great week and have a great upcoming weekend. Hasta próxima

Oh man, this was so helpful! Just found you yesterday and love how you approach each topic.

As a Spanish tutor, this is a great way to understand both language’s grammar towards the subject!! This is VERY helpful for me to make sure I can explain it better to my students!! ¡Gracias!

Thanks a lot!!! This is super useful!!!

Your videos are extremely helpful!!! Your explanations and examples are so clear!!! My Spanish coach has sent me your videos a few times to further my practice and understanding of ceertain topics like this in which I struggle. Thank you so much for sharing your gift of teaching with us!!! I appreciate it so much

Superb! I'm an Englishman in Mexico. This is invaluable. You're a terrific teacher. I particularly love the pace of the videos. Keeps me on my ageing toes. Thank you. 👍❤

I've watched a lot of videos and looked at a lot of sites. You've explained this so clearly! Thank you

This was so excellent. I like how you challenge us with creating the sentences. Not too many other videos do this. Most videos just talk "at" us and don't really help us practice the syntax structures. Muchas gracias! Plus, getting an explanation from a native English speaker is such a bonus. Can you do a video about using "pero" "sino" "sino que" that makes sense. TIA 🙂

Oh man,this is the missing link in casual conversation ive been looking for,thank you Paul!

I've covered all this before but this was clearer and better presented and I think, easier to remember. ¡Me gusta reforzar las cosas! Lo hago mucho. Gracias.

I love the way you just get right on it! Always catches my attention. Thanks!

Thank you so much Paul. These topics are incredibly helpful and articulated excellently. Cheers mate

Wow! I’m 55 and learning Spanish for the first time. Direct and indirect pronouns has had me stuck for weeks now, I looked at many sources to try and understand, but I only got more confused… then I came across this video. I still had to pause, rewind and re-clarify points as I went (I’m a slow learner), but the mental block in understanding how these work is definitely resolved. I just have to commit it to memory now. Thanks for your videos!

THANK you! Good lord that has been confounding me for a while. Fantastic explanation.

Thank you for saving me from a lot of headache. I can’t seem to grasp this topic in Spanish but you made this easy. You surely blessed a lot of learners.

Nice to see making new videos again Qroo Paul. Thank you for this ❤

Wow, that was super useful. The personal 'a' and redundant 'le' explains a lot for me. Thanks!

this is a brilliant video, thank you.

That was SUPER helpful thanks..I’ll review it again, but now it’s more solidified rather than “guessing”. Lol. Thanks again!!

Omg!!! I have been searching for an easy-to-understand-non-confusing explanation to this exact topic! Thank you SO MUCH for this video and the Part 2! I finally understand indirect/direct object pronouns! You have a wonderful way of explaining the Spanish language from the perspective of an English native speaker TO English native speakers. So incredibly helpful! Thank you for all you do! 😃

Wow this is my daily Spanish lesson I go to voluntarily with enjoyment no joke. No heavy editing or unnecessary sound effects, just straight to the point. You are a godsend for those who are trying to learn Spanish from scratch on their own!!!

I can't even thank you enough. My goodness. You simplified this so much!

Very well explained. I never got using 'se" when something was not refexive

Excellent presentation, spot on where I struggle . Thanks

So glad I heard of your videos. I barely learned anything in high school too ha, thank you for the well-made educational Spanish videos.

I was struggling with this in Duolingo's second chapter. Now, I think I'll ace them. Thank you very much!

Thank you so much!!! You explained them comprehensively!

Ohhhhh Myyyy Gooood!!!! Muchísimas gracias por esto!!!!!!!! I could never get head wrapped around this. And now I finally get it. I was sitting in my living room yelling in happiness and even did a victory lap around the house as you suggested. (My family thought I was crazy) De nuevo muchísimas gracias

one of the best video. Muchas gracias🙂

This was my first time watching one of your videos in Spanish about the indirect/direct object pronouns & it was actually VERY helpful. I have some many notes it's a lot lol. But at the end of the day, it was all worth it. I feel like I got a better understanding of how indirect/direct object pronouns work, even though I still need to continue to practice more. Thank you so much for this video, I needed this :)

Thank you so much for this. This is helped so much of my confusion with direct and indirect objects. I asked about reflexives and then said the lo, les, and se and didn’t realize I had mixed those up until this video. I’m going to watch this many times.

I could not thank you enough for explaining this topic. I’ve struggled with the differences between the DOP and IOP, but you explained it very well.

I studied Spanish 13 years ago and watching videos like this makes me remember everything. Thanks!

Thank you, this was so helpful! I spent all morning taking notes and practicing.

Excellent presentation, -very clear, simple and precise. In terms of correctness, and precision your explanations of the changes in the small parts of speech ( like the inclusion of "a" and of the redundant "le" and "la", and as well as of the contraction, 'el' to "al", and 'le' and 'la' to "se" ] are very helpful.

This is such a difficult part of learning Spanish. This is by far the best explanation i've found on youtube, you really helped me understand a lot! Thanks and subbed.

thanks for creating all this material Qroo - i have spent a lot of time on Spanish - this is definitely going to help further

So lucky to visit your channel. Love your technique. Thanks for your teaching 🙏

Great, great, greattt video! Super informative and broken down really well! I’m learning European Spanish so I am missing the vosotros conjugation like os and vos, but it really helped me understand the concept. Appreciate it a lot!

This video is very helpful. I have been trying to improve my Spanish in this area. I do understand the concept, but still struggle to remember the redundant pronouns. I will most likely watch a few more times. Thank you for sharing this information.

Thank you! For those whose native language is Turkish, this is an easy to understand topic. We construct sentences in a similar way. Additionally, the pronunciation of Spanish is 95% the same as Turkish.😊

¡Gracias por la presentación interesante! Soy un hablante nativo del chavacano (un criollo castellano de las Filipinas) y he estado tratando de mejorar mi castellano estándar. Tus videos me ayudan muchísimo. Ta gustá yo con el mana explicación de vo! Hindí pa este tema guló/confuso para yo. Mana saludo de las Filipinas. 😊

Thanks, this format is perfect for me. I understand this well because it wasn't rushed and the practical examples were great. Just need to practise what I've learnt.

I cant thank you enough Paul! After a couple watches I'm understanding it now. Please keep these videos coming! I will definitely be joining the crew in may. Cheers From Canada 🇨🇦

Now I fully understand the direct and indirect pronouns! Your explanations and examples were incredibly insightful. Thanks Paul! 💯

I learned more in this video than in many many hours on an app. Clear explanations, good examples. Thanks!

Grateful for the clarity of this explanation can. You might just help me to pass Spanish II fam. You definitely helped me pass my first exam today😂😭✊🏿

Great information! I have wondered about this redundant thing before, but it’s not always something that a native speaker has ever thought about. Often when I ask questions about such things the native speaker tilts their head and goes 🤔 huh…I guess that’s hard to explain. Idk, we just say it that way. Because they memorized it in context and never had to think about it at all, so they never even noticed. And they often can’t tell you where such a pattern occurs or when it’s different, either. Let alone why or how to know if you did it right.

Cheers fella I have difficulty understanding le vs lo, this was very good and helpful 👍

Thanks for this, honestly. I try to combine Duolingo and learning by reading/looking for information about the things I don't understand. Couldent find anything that helped me with where the hell that "se" and all those other "small words" would come from in Swedish. Looking at your video helped me a lot.

Cleared a lot of doubts i had.. thanks a lot for making such videos..

The explanation and teaching skills in this video are masterful

i would sure recommend your channel to my friends. it was precisely explained. gracias!

Dear god this video couldn't be better timed. Thank you so much!

Las dejaste en la cocina. ¡Muchísimas gracias! Me aclaraste las dudas.❤

Gracias!

It took me a couple days, but I finally get it now. Thank you!

Paul, he estado estudiando español para siete años. (Aprendo lentamente, pienso!) Hoy es el primera vez que habia entiendi porque se usa ¨a¨ en frente de un persona pero no por un no-humano. Graciás.

Excellent video, packed with valuable explanations. In the last 5 minutes I got lost so this is one I will study. BTW videos with native Spanish speakers don’t explain the redundant le. Thanks dude!

Thank you so, so much for this. It makes perfect sense to me now!

As important as everything in this video lesson is, I now understand the difference between "direct" and "indirect" pronouns. Before, all I could do was guess. (I still need to memorize them all though.)

I finally understood Spanish!!!!!,thanks alot for this helpful video

…también muy útil consejo a empezar con decir y dar…voy a practicar sólo con ellos y entonces aumentar otros. Gracias 🙏

You're an amazing teacher! This video is very helpful, thank you

That was really helpful - thank you! And thank you for not having any distracting background music!!

Dude, I've been learning Spanish on and off for 15 years and this is some of the best instruction I have received. Thank you so much! Also, I would totally pay for a first responder specific Spanish course..just sayin'!

Great lesson. In the mountains of Peru right now trying to practice Spanish.

Muchísimas gracias por este video . Tú eres el mejor Maestro de Espagnol !🎉🎉🎉

Este vídeo es genial. Las explicaciones son muy, muy buenas 👏👏 One of the local intercambio group organisers, a native Spanish retired English language teacher's comment on this video. Thought you would like it.

You're a really good educator. Thanks for these videos.

These videos have been so useful to help fill in gaps in my understanding. I’m doing 1 on 1 tutoring with a native speaker, but I like coming to your channel to supplement my learning. Really great content! Thank you!

Gracias! Finally, an explanation of SE within the context of sentence construction that my little mind understands! Very clear. Thanks again.

Thanks for this one ❣️ sí lo entendí but I always struggled to „produce“ them in my daily conversation 🤷🏻‍♀️

You finally made me understand "al". Thank you for the great lessons.

I needed this thank you!!

That’s vid has really helped me a lot, thanks Qroo👍

😊Hi Paul, I am a language teacher (I speak 5 languages). My mother language is Spanish and well, I just wanted to thank and congratulate you because your videos are another level. The way you explain, the examples you provide, the clarity and all the explanations are just exceptional. I use your videos with my students and they've been so useful and enriching for their learning processes. Thanks for taking the time to contributing this much. I'm really happy I found your resources. 😊