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Compren los billetes por la aplicación.

Compren los billetes por la aplicación.
Buy the tickets through the app.
From Lesson 205:Means of communication (por)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Compren los billetes por la aplicación.

Why do we use por here instead of en to say 'on the app'?
In Spanish, when you want to express the means or method used to do something, you use por. Just like you say por teléfono (by phone) or por correo (by mail), using por la aplicación means you are making the purchase through or via the app.
Why is the verb compren ending in '-en' instead of the usual '-an'?
This is a formal command. To tell a group of people to do something formally (ustedes), you swap the usual -an ending of an -ar verb for -en. If the speaker were addressing a group of friends in Spain (vosotros), they would use the informal command comprad instead.
Would it be wrong to say para la aplicación?
Yes, it would change the meaning completely! Para often indicates a recipient or destination. Saying para la aplicación would mean you are buying the tickets for the app (as if giving a gift to the app), rather than using the app as a tool to buy them.
Can I use billetes for any kind of ticket?
In Spain, billetes is mostly used for transport tickets (like trains, planes, or buses) and for paper money. If these were tickets to a concert, museum, or cinema, a Spanish speaker would normally say entradas.

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