Por o para? ...A Challenge: post in English and Spanish
I love challenges but I have not been too lucky here at getting something going but I am not giving up. Since por y para are a challenge to all learners of spanish, I thought we might like a little practice.
Wtrite your sentences in English and Spanish.
And don't forget: Don't use subject pronouns in Spanish
Sentence: El hombre salió para Madrid. (The man left for Madrid.)
This is the reference site to help participating members find everything about "por y para" on spanishdict.com:
10 Answers
Let's just post a sentence, let'¡s see if you get it right, you can also post one with para one with por....let's see how it works.
Lo hice por ti. I did it in your place, instead of you
Lo hice para ti. I did it for you
Rule: Para is used to indicate a destination
Rule: Por is used to indicate "by way of" or "through" or "via"
Sentence: Mañana, voy a salir para Lima, Perú por Miami. (Tomorrow, I am going to leave for Lima, Peru by way of/via Miami.)
Rule: "para" to indicate a purpose.
Sentence: El está ahorrando para comprar un coche (he is saving to buy a car)
Este coche es para mi hijo Rule: To indicate a recipient, use para
I like it: Por aqui hay mucha gente buena.
Rule: Location is vague - use por
Lee para tí
Read to yourself
Loquito por tí - I know this from a song, but it seems it should be 'para', no?
Estoy confundida. 
Ok I found it - Por for emotions!
He comprado este perro para tí...?
Does it need the indirect object pronoun or not?
No lo haría por nada del mundo.
I wouldn`t do it for anything in the world.
From a Spanish folksong, "Yo subí al pino más alto / por ver si la divisaba (bis)." It certainly looks like 'purpose'. The only counter argument (in favor of 'por') that I can think of is an appeal to the metrics of the song.
Rule: use "por" for an motivation
"Gracias por ayudarme." (Thank you for helping me)
"Gracias por todo." (Thank you for everything)
