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Llevar vs Traer: A Spanish Dilemma

It is so difficult for me to know when to use the Spanish verbs llevar and traer since English speakers use the verbs to bring and to take interchangeably. In the video below, Andrew from Real Fast Spanish explains this tricky dilemma. In a nutshell, think of llevar as meaning to take there, and think of traer as meaning to bring here. This short video presents 2 mental models to help understand this topic and it really has cleared things up for me. I hope it helps you a s well!


 

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