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La Palabra Del Día: "por"

La Palabra Del Día: "por"

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por ( pohr )

preposition ( for; because of; by )


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Examples:


1: Hice un trueque de cuatro manzanas por una bolsa de frijoles en el mercado.

I made a barter of four apples for a bag of beans at the market.

2: Por ti vamos a llegar tarde, Marco. ¡Ya apúrale!

We're going to be late because of you, Marco. Hurry up!


Have a wonderful Tuesday



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updated Mar 12, 2016
posted by rac1
Buenas dias, amiga. - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 8, 2016
Buenos dias. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
Hola Amber I wish I could dive into that right now. It is 2. AM and 30 C. - ray76, Mar 8, 2016
Hola amigos. :) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2016
A beautiful place. - 00cc0117, Mar 8, 2016
Hola querida. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
Keep cool Ray - 86ºF. after midnight, is sweltering for sure.... - Esteban_317, Mar 8, 2016
Hello everyone. Thanks for being here and all your kind words. :):):) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016

19 Answers

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“Por ti volaré” es la traducción en español de la canción italiana “Con te partiró” pero como en inglés “Time to say goodbye” no dice lo mismo que el original; sin embargo ¡qué hermosa música!

“For you I’ll fly” is the Spanish translation of the Italian song “Con te partiró” but as in English “Time to say goodbye” it doesn’t say the same as the original; nevertheless, what beautiful music!

Por ti volaré

Disculpa la ausencia de tildes. Forgive the absence of accent marks.

updated Mar 12, 2016
posted by Jubilado
Very nice :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
I'm so glad I opened the link. Thank you, Jubilado. - siempre, Mar 8, 2016
Thank you, amigo. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
:) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
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En la costa Mediterránea de España se llaman a los ingleses Los Por Favores porque dicen ' por favor' tanto. Los españoles casi nunca dicen por favor, quizás porque saben usar el subjuntivo y por eso no lo necesitan .

On the Mediterranean Coast of Spain the English Expats are known as the ' Por Favores' because they say this so often.Spanish people hardly ever say 'please ' , maybe because as they know how to use the subjunctive, they don't need to. enter image description here

updated Mar 10, 2016
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
I cannot rember ever hearing a Spanish person say ' por favor' in fact.. - annierats, Mar 8, 2016
"maybe because they know how" We would leave out "as" in this part. A great post today Annie. - 00cc0117, Mar 8, 2016
Very interesting annie :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
I agree with Jr, very interesting amiga. - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 8, 2016
Thanks, Annie. It is a great post. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
'de España los ingleses son conocidos como Los Por...' or 'a los ingleses se los llama Los...'....'dicen 'mucho' por favor or 'porque dicen por favor a cada rato' or 'por favor seguido' etc :D - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
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Este era su libro favorito, que ella atesora, porque fue firmado por el autor, cuando lo compró.

enter image description hereThis was her favorite book, which she treasures, because it was signed by the author, when it was purchased. enter image description here

updated Mar 10, 2016
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
Hola E :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
That would be nice. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
'Este era su...' ;) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
(Gracias Pablo: - ) ... - Esteban_317, Mar 10, 2016
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Había Hubo un tiempo cuando en el que podíamos ver el centro de nuestro pueblo por la ventana, pero ahora todo lo que podemos ver es son los árboles que nuestra vecina plantó hace muchos años. Creo que quería vengarse del tiempo que mi aspersor mojó su jardín trasero y su perro fue dejando lodo en su casa.

There was a time when we were able to see the center of our town through the window, but now all we can see is are the trees that our neighbor planted a number of years ago. I think she wanted to take revenge for the time that my sprinkler wet her back yard and her dog tracked mud in her house.

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updated Mar 10, 2016
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Poor pup :-(! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
Lol She will live. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
'Hubo un tiempo en el que podíamos...son los árboles.. why not 'are the trees' in English? :I - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
All we can see is the the trees- All we can see are the trees. Hmmm. To me either sounds okay, depending on whether you are thinking about all (the only thing, singular) or the trees. I do not know what is correct. Maybe it does need to be are. - bosquederoble, Mar 9, 2016
The trees are all that I see. Has to be "are" because here the subject is plural. But in the other order that is not the case, all is the subject I think. Maybe someone else can help, I am a science major. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 9, 2016
I understand you point and I tried to undersand it like that in Spanish but it doesn't sound correct at all - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
Languages do things differently. Even British English occasionally sounds wrong to me. And I see disagreements between Spaniards and Latin Americans all the time. I will try to remember I cannot do it that way in Spanish. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 9, 2016
I have decided the English should be "are" and have corrected it- Thank you Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 9, 2016
:D - Pablo064, Mar 10, 2016
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En una fiesta para ser bueno por lo general hay un hombre para una mujer,

For a party to be good there is usually one man for one woman,


Gracias por invitarme a la fiesta, ¿ puedo llevar mi perro?

Thanks for inviting me to the party, can I bring my dog? enter image description here

updated Mar 10, 2016
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Is she taken??? - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
B Para cada? But what if they are gay? A disaster! - annierats, Mar 8, 2016
I agree, Ray. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
In Spanish I'd add 'have to-tiene que' 'Para que una fiesta sea buena por lo general 'tiene que' haber un hombre para una mujer...or 'En una buena fiesta por lo general hay un'...' :) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
Thank you Pablo, I originally started out with ,"En una fiesta" , and stupidly changed it . "He that dithers is lost " ! - ray76, Mar 9, 2016
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Por favor, no te rías en de la manera de en la que hablo Español.

Please, don't laugh at the way that I speak Spanish.

updated Mar 10, 2016
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Hola Jr - 00cc0117, Mar 8, 2016
And "at least" is por lo menos, so one hidden! - Jubilado, Mar 8, 2016
I promise I won't. jeje - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
Hola, Jraider :-). . . - Esteban_317, Mar 8, 2016
'No te rías de la manera en la que hablo español' ;) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
Gracias Pablo :-)! - Jraider, Mar 9, 2016
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Puedo intercambiar un dólar por quinientos colones o más.

I can exchange a dollar for five hundred colones or more.

updated Mar 10, 2016
posted by 00cc0117
Going to Costa Rica soon? - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
Si, es posible pronto. - 00cc0117, Mar 8, 2016
Enjoy your stay. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
Gracias rac - 00cc0117, Mar 8, 2016
:) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
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enter image description here Una luna está hecha para mí, siempre iluminada para mí, por mí, por mí, por mí...
A moon is made for me, always illuminated for me, because of me, …

updated Mar 10, 2016
posted by chantaneeyip
A beautiful photo. - 00cc0117, Mar 8, 2016
chantaneeyip, I would say "The moon".... :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
Yes, "The moon" is correct. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
Very good answer though. The image goes perfectly with your sentence. - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 8, 2016
This is a word by word translation from the Spanish lyrics of "Por ti volare". -- una lunar hecha para mi.....I used these few lines of the lyrics to show how "para" and "por" are used. - chantaneeyip, Mar 8, 2016
This is a word by word translation from the Spanish lyrics of "Por ti volare". -- una lunar hecha para mi.....I used these few lines of the lyrics to show how "para" and "por" are used. - chantaneeyip, Mar 8, 2016
:) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
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Maria daba un paseo por el parque por la mañana cuando por casualidad se encontró con una amiga. "Que suerte" dijo Maria, "Quiero decirte gracias por ayudarme la semana pasada". "De nada" respondió Claudia. "Estabas en un lio, por supuesto quería ayudarte." "Gracias, mi amiga. Pues, ¡ por lo menos ven conmigo para almorzar!".

Maria was walking in the park in the morning when by chance she met a friend. "What luck" she said. "I want to thank you for helping me last week." "It's nothing" replied Claudia. "You were in a mess, of course I wanted to help you." "Thank you my friend. Well, at least come with me to have lunch!"

updated Mar 10, 2016
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
'se encontrÓ' :) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
A vote for being game enough to try such a complicated sentence structure , sadly I am not. - ray76, Mar 9, 2016
por has so many uses, I couldn't resist using a few. Thanks Pablo. - jennysk, Mar 9, 2016
Very nice, Jenny. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2016
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¿Quién pasa por una farmacia? / Is anyone going past a chemist’s?

Tuvimos que pasar por el centro de París. / We had to go through the centre of Paris.

Iba por la calle. / I was walking down the street.

Pasaré por tu casa mañana. / I’ll drop in tomorrow.

updated Mar 10, 2016
posted by ian-hill
Gracias Sir ian :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
De nada amigo. :) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2016
Thanks, Ian. You always have good examples. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
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For when the time came to walk Marmaduke, the man was too tired to walk

Por cuando llegó el momento de caminar Marmaduke, el hombre estaba cansado de caminarlo

Spanish correction : 'Para cuando llegó el momento de pasear a Marmaduke, el hombre estaba muy cansado de caminar. Pablo 064

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updated Mar 9, 2016
edited by Nickelbackfan1
posted by Nickelbackfan1
Hola. Por favor, lleve a su perro afuera. - cmusba, Mar 8, 2016
That's a different word, amiga. - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
We're looking for "por" as it is used for, "for, because of or by".. - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
Whoops gracias amiga. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 8, 2016
In both sentences, you don't need "for" or "por" . Have a vote for trying :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
There you are Nickel, you will get best answer , easily, for not including the word of the day. Congrats, Enjoy! - annierats, Mar 8, 2016
Thanks Jr. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 8, 2016
Thanks Annie, but the day is still young amiga. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 8, 2016
Excellent! :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
llevar seems better to me (to carry/take something from one place to the other). Tomar is usually used when talking about receiving things.http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/240663/llevar-and-tomar - cmusba, Mar 9, 2016
the verb for "to go for/take something for walk" is pasear - cmusba, Mar 9, 2016
'Para cuando llegó el momento de pasear a Marmaduke, el hombre estaba muy cansado de caminar' ;) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
Gracias amigos. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Mar 9, 2016
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Quiero dar las gracias a todo el mundo en SpanishDict por toda la diversión y aprendizaje. Ustedes son lo mejor.

I want to give thanks to everyone on SpanishDict for all the fun and learning. You are the best.

updated Mar 9, 2016
posted by mstivers
De nada amigo. - ray76, Mar 8, 2016
I'd be lost without SD :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
Thank you, amigo. We would be lost without you. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
:D - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
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Don't walk through the mud!

¡No camines por el barro!

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updated Mar 9, 2016
edited by cmusba
posted by cmusba
Welcome to the thread. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
Barro? - annierats, Mar 8, 2016
thanks Annie - cmusba, Mar 9, 2016
Hi :) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
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El niño escribió que once por quince eran ciento cincuenta y cinco, y la maestra le dijo que debería hacerlo de nuevo.

The child wrote that eleven times fifteen was one hundred fifty-five, and the teacher told him that he should do it again.

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updated Mar 10, 2016
edited by AnnRon
posted by AnnRon
'..quince era 155' la maestra/el maestro...que debería hacerlo... ;) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
Hi Ann. :) - rac1, Mar 9, 2016
Hi, Amber. Thanks, Pablo. - AnnRon, Mar 10, 2016
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Serpiente al encantador: Por qué no te calla !¡ Es muy tarde, quiero dormir !

Snake to the Charmer: Why don't you shut up! It's too late, I want to sleep!

¡¿Por qué no te calla?! ¡Es...! wink

updated Mar 9, 2016
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
..."Why don't you shut up?".... :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2016
Por favor :-)! - Jraider, Mar 8, 2016
¡¿Por qué no te calla?! ¡Es...! ;) - Pablo064, Mar 9, 2016
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Mar 9, 2016
Gracias Pablo - porcupine7, Mar 9, 2016