Spanish Courses

Conversational Spanish

Spanish / English Dictionary

Verb Conjugator

Link to Us

Like this site? Please support it by linking to us.

Spanish Language Schools

Our directory of Spanish language schools is the most comprehensive on the Internet. For an in-depth search, we recommend using our Advanced Search.

Browse by Country:

Learn Spanish Online

Travel

The users of this website have accumulated quite a few travel logs, or travel diaries, which provide personal accounts of their stay in Latin America or other Spanish speaking travel destinations.

Browse Travel Blogs by Country:

Argentina | Bolivia | Chile | Colombia | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Spain | Uruguay | Venezuela |

Social Bookmarking

Buzz This

Spanish Preposition - Part 3

Spanish Preposition

To the uses of POR must be added the following (optional):

After the following verbs:

Agradecer (por) el favor: To be grateful or to be thankful for the favour.

Aguardar or esperar (por) alguno: To wait for somebody.

Pedir (por) una cosa: To ask for (request) something.

Preguntar (por) una cosa: To ask for (to inquire about) something.

He pagado por él cinco chelines or lo he pagado cinco chelines: I paid five shillings for it.

Buscar (por) alguno ó alguna cosa: To look for somebody or something.

Dispensar (por) el error: To excuse the error.

[ view full lesson ]

Vocabulary

acordonado - corded
adornos - trimmings
agujas - needles
alechugado - frilled
alemaniscos - linen damasks

[ view full vocab ]

Exercises

Exercise 1
Exercise 2

» login or register to post comments

Search for Language Schools by Country

home | about | language schools | help | site map | contact

Learn Spanish from a native Spanish-speaking tutor without leaving your home. Click here for details.