lesson 2.2 Las and Les

Question

in the video in minute 4:41 http://www.spanishdict.com/learn/show/20

it is explained that for third person , plural (ellos und ellas ) are los and las

inminute 6:11 juan da unas aretas a ellas

i would say juan LAS da unas aretas

but the answer is juan les da unas aretas

can somebody give me a hint here

Answer 1

Los and los are direct objects, 3rd person plural.

Les is the indirect object, 3rd person plural.

Juan gives to them some earrings... = Juan les da unos aretes.

Juan los da would mean Juan gives them (the earings.)

If you wanted to include both the direct object and the indirect object it would be

Juan se los da a ellas.

Answer 2

Juan le dá unos aretes a ella. To be honest with you, the word aretas doesn't sound quite right to me. The word should be "aretes"

Answer 3

thank you both. aretes was my mistake. it is correct in the video