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Spanish (Latin America)

In the workplace, you need to talk about where you are going, who a document is for, when tasks are due, and why you are doing them. In Spanish, a single preposition handles all of these: **para**.

### Destination

Use **para** to talk about your final destination ("for" or "to").

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### Recipient

Use **para** to indicate a recipient ("for").

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### Deadlines

Use **para** to express a deadline ("by" or "for" a certain time or day).

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### Purpose (in order to)

To explain *why* you are doing something, use **para** followed by an infinitive verb ("in order to" or "to").

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### Putting it together

Because **para** has so many uses, you will often see it multiple times in the same sentence.

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Destinations, deadlines, and purpose (para)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

expression

interjection

noun

numeral

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and 'to be' (el, la, soy)

Masculine and feminine pairs (el hermano, la hermana)

Basic sentences and negation (no)

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Formal and informal you (tú vs. usted)

Plural pronouns and the verb to be (somos, son)

Making nouns plural (-s, -es)

Plural articles (los, las, unos, unas)

Noun gender exceptions

Adjective agreement

Invariable adjectives

State and location (estar)

Ser vs. estar

There is / there are (hay)

Hay vs. estar

To have (tener)

Possession (de)

Possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su)

Regular -ar verbs

Yes/No questions

What and who (qué, quién)

Regular -er verbs

Regular -ir verbs

Asking where (dónde, adónde)

How, when, and why (cómo, cuándo, por qué)

How much and how many (cuánto)

Days of the week

Going to a place (ir a)

Preposition contractions (al, del)

In and by (en)

With me and with you (conmigo, contigo)

Prepositional pronouns (mí, ti)

Conjunctions (y, o, pero)

Giving reasons (porque)

Stem-changing verbs (e to ie)

Stem-changing verbs (o to ue)

Stem-changing verbs (e to i)

Irregular yo forms (hago, salgo)

To know (saber vs. conocer)

Weather expressions (hace, está)

Desires and plans (querer)

Ability and requests (poder)

Obligations (tener que)

Expressing likes (me gusta)

Plural likes (me gustan)

Verbs like gustar (encantar, doler)

Very vs. a lot (muy, mucho)

Numbers 0 to 15 (cero, uno, dos…)

Numbers 16 to 31 (dieciséis, veinte…)

Numbers 30 to 1000 (treinta, cien, mil)

Months of the year (enero, febrero, marzo)

Seasons and dates (el dos de mayo)

Telling time (es la..., son las...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero, segundo, tercero)

Reflexive pronouns and verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

The present continuous (estar + -ando, -iendo)

Near demonstrative adjectives (este, esta, estos, estas)

Medium demonstrative adjectives (ese, esa, esos, esas)

Comparatives of inequality (más / menos ... que)

Comparatives of equality (tan ... como)

Indefinite and negative pronouns (algo, nada, alguien, nadie)

Affirmative commands

Far demonstratives (aquel, aquella)

Possessive pronouns (el mío, el tuyo)

Shortened indefinite adjectives (algún, ningún)

Adverbs of quantity (demasiado, bastante)

Adverbs of frequency (a menudo, a veces)

Adverb formation (-mente)

Exclamations (¡Qué...!)

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

Relative superlatives (el más... de)

Adjective intensification (-ísimo)

Indirect object pronouns

Pronoun placement with infinitives

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

The 'se lo' rule (se lo, se la)

Impersonal statements (se)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Personal obligation (deber)

Starting actions (empezar a)

Finishing and quitting actions (terminar de, dejar de)

Repeating actions (volver a)

Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)

Question	Answer
the contract	el contrato
the colleague / the roommate	el compañero
This contract is for the new colleague.	Este contrato es para el compañero nuevo.
the presentation	la presentación
Prepare the presentation for tomorrow, please.	Prepara la presentación para mañana, por favor.
professional	profesional
I am reading that book to be very professional.	Leo ese libro para ser muy profesional.
the conference	la conferencia
I am leaving for the conference with the manager.	Salgo para la conferencia con el gerente.
the budget	el presupuesto
to increase	aumentar
the sale	la venta
We need the budget by Friday to increase sales.	Necesitamos el presupuesto para el viernes para aumentar las ventas.
the objective	el objetivo
I organize the presentation easily to achieve the objective.	Organizo la presentación fácilmente para lograr el objetivo.
the company	la empresa
the interview	la entrevista
Tomorrow we are traveling to the new company for an interview.	Mañana viajamos para la empresa nueva para una entrevista.
By Tuesday, write the professional contract for the client.	Para el martes, escribe el contrato profesional para el cliente.
the resume	el currículum
We are reading the resume to prepare the interview.	Leemos el currículum para preparar la entrevista.
These objectives are extremely important for tomorrow.	Estos objetivos son importantísimos para mañana.
At what time do you leave for the company with the resume?	¿A qué hora sales para la empresa con el currículum?
Finish the sale by noon, please.	Termina la venta para el mediodía, por favor.
We are increasing the budget to buy a gift for the manager.	Aumentamos el presupuesto para comprar un regalo para el gerente.
I am going to the office to speak with the colleague.	Voy para la oficina para hablar con el compañero.
I am preparing the conference for the manager.	Preparo la conferencia para el gerente.
Tomorrow I am leaving for Colombia.	Mañana salgo para Colombia.
This report is for the manager.	Este informe es para el gerente.
The document is for Friday.	El documento es para el viernes.
I work in order to earn money.	Trabajo para ganar dinero.
round trip	de ida y vuelta
I need a round-trip ticket.	Necesito un boleto de ida y vuelta.
The round-trip ticket is cheaper.	El boleto de ida y vuelta es más barato.

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