Te and Le in Spanish
Difference between te and le. When to use these two words?
2 Answers
TE CAN BE:
-personal pronoun,second person,singular,accusative or dative,asked by the transitive verbs
Te veo = I see you
Te doy un regalo = I give you a gift
-reflexive pronoun,second person,singular asked by the reflexive verbs
Te = Yourself
Te dormiste = You felt asleep
Te lavas = You wash yourself
LE CAN BE
-personal pronoun,third person,masculine or feminine,singular,dative,asked by the transitive verbs:
Le = Him;Her
Le doy un regalo = I give him a gift / I give her a gift
-personal pronoun,polite form,singular,dative (usted):
Le = You (usted)
Le doy un regalo = I give you a gift
LEISMO means the use of LE instead of LO,LA.Dative instead of accusative:
Le = Lo,la = Him,her
Le veo instead of Lo veo = I see him
Le veo instead of La veo = I see her
Le = Lo,la = You (usted)
Le veo instead of Lo veo / La veo = I see you
TE PUEDE SER:
pronombre personal,segunda persona,singular,acusativo o dativo pedido por los verbos transitivo
Te = you
Te veo = I see you
Te doy un regalo = I give you a gift
-pronombre reflexivo,segunda persona,singular pedido por los verbos pronominales
Te = Yourself
Te dormiste = You felt asleep
Te lavas = You wash yourrself
LE PUEDE SER:
-pronombre personal,tercera persona,masculino o feminino,dativo:
Le = Him;Her
Le doy un regalo = I give him a gift / I give her a gift
-pronombre personal,forma de cortesía,singular dativo (usted):
Le = You (usted)
Le doy un regalo = I give you a gift
LEISMO semnifica el uso de LE en lugar de LO,LA.Dativo en lugar de acusativo:
Le = Lo,la = Him,her
Le veo en lugar de Lo veo = I see him
Le veo en lugar de La veo = I see her
Le = Lo,la = You (usted)
Le veo en lugar de Lo veo / La veo = I see you
Aylino gave you the more complex answer so there is no need for me to explain that. But if you want a simple answer, the difference between "te" and "le" is that "te" is informal and used for people you are familiar with and people younger than you and "le" is formal and used for your elders and people you don't know. Hope that helps you 
