Learn When To Use The Spanish Words Por and Para

While the Spanish words por and para are relatively short words when compared to the rest of the language, they also happen to be two of the most powerful words in the Spanish language.

Unfortunately, They also happen to be two of the most confusing words for beginners learning Spanish. There are so many definitions and nuances involved.

When you look up the words por and para in the dictionary you see similar words in the definitions. The word por is defined with: by, on, along, through around, over towards, for around, about, in, at, by for, because of, in order to. And the word para has a dictionary definition of: towards, for, in order to, to, by, about to, to, for, considering.

That's why it's valuable to see these 2 words used in sentences. Study all the phrases on this page to learn the subtle differences between por and para. And to understand the best and most popular way to use these words in phrases.

And many of the phrases that use por and para don't translate word for word into English. For example, who would imagine that 'es por eso' would translate into 'that's why'!

But when you can get these 2 words straight, and use them correctly, you'll take a huge step towards Spanish fluency.