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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IR vs IRSE - How to Say "To Go" & "To Leave" in Spanish (Grammar Tip)

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Here is an article from Language Magazine about Miguel A. Cardona. He is Connecticut's Education Commissioner and is nominated by Joe Biden to be the next U.S. Education Secretary. English Learner Slated to Lead U.S. Education - Language Magazine How Wonderful!

Puesto Que

I have always had some trouble remembering the meaning of the Spanish conjunctive phrase puesto que , which means because, given that, since . This morning I encountered this phrase twice while listening to Las rebajas de enero at Lawless Spanish . It is a short listening exercise that happens to use puesto que twice. I am going to do my best to integrate it into my speaking practice and hopefully get it to stick in my memory. Below are the two sentences in the exercise that use this phrase. 1. Muchos artículos habrán sido vendidos para finales de este mes puesto que las rebajas están siendo condideradas como las principales protaginistas de enero. 2. A pesar de la crisis, millones de euros están siendo gastados durante estos días en las tiendas, y además miles de devoluciones ya han sido realizadas puesto que la calidad de los artículos no había sido comprobada antes de haberse vendido, y el cliente no estaba satifecho. Here is a link to the exercis...

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