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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

Dos métodos: Lógica y hábito. Lógica: Entender la razón, lógica o estructura de las cosas. Hábito: Acostumbrar el cuerpo o mente a una acción o actividad por repetición. Andrew (o Andrés) está usando el método de lógica, él quiere que comprendas la lógica de las palabras _por_ y _para._ 📚 📝

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.

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!

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

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!

Gracias por haber hecho este video para nosotros.

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

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'm a native spanish speaker and this video partly solve mi concern, just because in english you use the word: for, per,and by to mean "para" or "por" and sometimes i have to try guessing which word, i had to use in english.

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.

I found this video difficult. I went back and watched it again and wrote down "por = because of" and "para = in order to". I am still thinking about it. Now I am off do do my next lesson on duolingo that is about por and para. I find it disconcerting that you can look at a fill in the blank sentence and pick either por or para and either would be correct but each choice will have a different meaning. How would you say thank you for letting me directly benefiting you?

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

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✨

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 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."

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

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

Gracias por el esfuerzo y las ganas que pones para enseñar español.

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

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

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

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

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.

Hey Andrew! It's fantastic to be able to learn Spanish content from a fellow Aussie. My partner and I just landed Aux positions in Bilbao starting in October and we love your videos for learning many of the Spanish intricacies that will make us sound more natural. Thanks for your help, hopefully 4 months of intense Spanish practise will have us ready to live in Pais Vasco. I can say one thing with confidence, learning Spanish has been much more enjoyable than learning Mandarin for the past 2 years, a new and enjoyable venture indeed! Edit: I have a question regarding your example 'I have to work for my boss on Saturday.' In English, we can choose to use words and structure sentences that might make us sound more dedicated, reliable, or motivated. In this example, would a Spanish person get a feeling that someone is more 'hard working' if an individual chose to use 'para' in this example versus 'por'? Mainly because by using 'para' you are trying to be helpful, whereas 'por' it may sound like you're only doing it 'because of' a request to do so. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!

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

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

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

Very thought provoking approach to por/para and motivation!

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

I thought spanish prepositions were easier than English, because English prepositions are very sofisticated. For example: "in, at, on" are "en" in spanish. We have problems to use(¿for using?) "for" and "to". So don't despair about that. There several more difficult things in Spanish than "por/para". And thanks for this excellent video.

Excellent explanation. Thank you!

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

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.

You explain things very clearly, thank you.

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

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

¡Muchas gracias Andrew! I really enjoy your videos! I like that you explain the concepts in English and then give Spanish examples. There are many other KZfaqrs who explain everything in Spanish, which is great for learning also, but I find it more effective and efficient, for me, to comprehend the concept/rule in English first and then be able to apply it to Spanish. It saves a lot of time and head-scratching for the logistics to be explained in English. Keep it up!

¡Muchas gracias! I love your content

Thanks Andrew, very helpful explanation.

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

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

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

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!

great explanation! Thanks!

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

That was really fantastic Andrew, thank you!

Great great video, gracias por la leccion !

amazing. Gracias!

Thank you! That was the best explanation I have ever seen for how to understand and use “por” vs ”para”. I feel so much more confident about how and when to use these 2 prepositions. Excellent examples. I find a lot of value in your videos. :)

Andrew, eres un maestro extraordinario.

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!!

Gracias por este video. Es muy útil.

GRACIAS MAESTRO I FINALLY UNDERSTOOD IT

Muchas gracias por una leccion fantástico

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

Gracias por esta lección!!!!

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.

You are the best! ¡Muchas Gracias!

Excellent video. Thank you.

Wonderful explanation. Andrew is the best!

Great video Andrew on a very confusing topic. It helps me a lot and any other help as regards to meaning of time, destination, etc would be fantastic. Kind regards Ivan

Good job. Thank you. I hope we hear more. You are a good teacher.

Incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!

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

Wow! What an amazing video. Thanks for the helpful tips!

Enlightening explanation! ❤ This is somewhat how I was interpreting por and Para, but this puts it in plain language.

I’m studying medicine in order to please my parents can be said, but it is more common to say I’m studying medicine because of how happy it will make my parents

Thank you! Very helpful.

Very useful por mi! Gracias

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

Gran lección. Gracias.

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

You’re amazing! Thank you 🙏

Excellent presentation on this topic.

Awesome Andrew! good explanations

Gracias por tu ayuda

You are an excellent teacher!!!

This was so helpful! Muchas gracias

Thank you for this excellent explanation of por vs para.

Helpful!! Mas por y para!

Thank you very much for your wonderfull explanations

What a wonderful video, thank you!

Thank you so much for the spectacular lesson!!!

Great video and, yes, more examples using 'por' and 'para' will be very helpful. Janine & Paul

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.

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.

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

Excellent lesson!

Good lesson! Very helpful!

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

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