Word: para
Pronunciation: PAH-dah (Note that the Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.)
Meaning: Para is a very common preposition that is usually translated as "for," while other common meanings include "in order to," "for the purpose of" and "for the benefit of."
Example: Tenemos cinco cartas para ella.
Tranalation: We have five letters for her.

Shane, when do we use "para" and when do we use "por"?

Good question. I will have to check my textbook for a good answer. I have just learned it over the years. I notice many American-born Spanish speakers mix it up a lot. "Por" is used to say "in exchange for" and "para" is used as noted above "in order to," "for the purpose of" and "for the benefit of."

However the textbook may have a better explanation.

SHANE

what is the spanish words for ant---bee---
fly---and the word for number zero ????

just wondering


dgrimm60

Zero is the easiest one. It is the same. Well, pronounced differently because the z makes an s sound in Latin America and carries a lisp in Spain.

The others... now I have to get worried about spelling.
Bee = la abeja
Fly = la mosca
Ant = la hormiga

Now for today's word:

Word: posible
Pronunciation: poh-SEE-bleh
Meaning: possible
Example: Todo es posible en el reinado de la mente.
Translation: Everything is possible in the reign of the mind.

Word: el trabajo
Pronunciation: trah-VAH-hoh (Note that in most areas, the Spanish j is pronounced with a guttural sound. The b in this word is pronounced somewhat like the English "v" but with the top teeth touching the lower lip instead of the two lips touching.)
Meaning: work, job, labor, effort
Example: Descríbeme un día típico en tú trabajo anterior.
Translation: Describe to me a typical day in your previous work.

Word: la cabeza
Pronunciation: cah-VEH-sah in most of Latin America, cah-VEH-thah (with the z sounding like the "th" of "thin") in Spain (Note that the b in this word is pronounced somewhat like the English "v" but with the top teeth touching the lower lip instead of the two lips touching.)
Meaning: head, mind, hair
Example: La cabeza de una persona o animal contiene la boca, el cerebro y varios otros órganos sensoriales.
Translation: The head of a person or animal includes the mouth, the brain and several sensory organs.

Word: España
Pronunciation: ess-PAH-nyah
Meaning: Spain
Example: España, oficialmente el Reino de España, es un país de Europa occidental que ocupa algo más de cinco sextos de la península Ibérica
Translation: Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a Western European country that occupies slightly more than five-sixths of the Iberian Peninsula.

SHANE

how do you say the words "you" and "me"

dgrimm60

SHANE

ALSO how do you say the words "late" and "early"

thank you


dgrimm60