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This channel is pure gold for how I want to improve my Spanish.

@Svensk7119

Жыл бұрын

De acuerdo. Buena canal.

@theresapuckett7786

7 ай бұрын

Siento lo mismo. 💜

Eres con diferencia el mejor profesor de español.

Hi, Paul! Another great explanation from you. And you keep the length just right. Many thanks!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

Great video! Can you also make one about the verb quedar? As far as I know, there are 100 ways to use that verb.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

quedar is definitely one of the mega verbs.

I swear these videos feel tailor made for the rut I’m in. I just found your channel a few days ago. Thanks man you’re the best.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like them. :)

I like the “Acabar + de” also to say you’ve just done something..acabo de llegar, acabo de comer, etc…using with the gerund is new for me and a little tricky..I always put the “de” after because that’s how I’ve always practiced it…so it kinda caught me up a little thanks for the video.

@annemarielee7311

Жыл бұрын

Same 👍

@YoelMonsalve

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but be careful. a) In PRESENT tense, the more accurate equivalence between "Acabo de ..." is the English Present Perfect + the adverb 'just'. Example: - Yo acabo de comer - I just have eaten - I just have finished my dinner - I just have dinner or also, Past Simple + just: - I just finished my dinner. In this context, "acabo de" (present tense) refers to an action that just ended at this moment, and was started some point in the past. b) In the PAST tense, "acabé, terminé" (note the tilde at the end of the words), it means "I ended up". - Acabé renunciando al trabajo - I ended up quitting my job I means "finally, at the end, I ended up doing that thing". I'm a native Spanish speaker.-

Gracias por los videos. Siempre nos ayudan entender cómo funciona el español. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

So simple and easily expands the use and comprehension of gerunds etc. Well done.

I appreciate your approach to teaching spanish from a native english speaker's perspective. Thank you!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You continue to explain all of the things I want to know!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it is working out that way for you ;-)

Sigo viendo tus vídeos porque siempre aprendo algo, gracias.👍Así que, acabé / terminé suscribiendo a tu canal.😀

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Gracias. :)

@CassTyson

Жыл бұрын

I see what you did there

Bite-sized lesson yet full-packed video for us Spanish Learners! Been following your channel for months and I've learned a lot of useful phrases from you to boost my Spanish. ¡Muchas gracias por compartir su conocimiento! ¡Sigue subiendo para nosotros!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Great video, Paul. You explain things very clearly. Very useful constructions!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

As a french speaker I can say that there's a lots of intersections between Spanish and French grammar. But what is funny in french with en lugar de ( au lieu de = instead of or in lieu of) we also use the infinitive, but on the contrary acabar (Finir par, to end up) in French is followed by the infinitive form and not like in Spanish and English where the gerund is the rule Professor, we are so lucky that we have you to teach us Muchas gracias

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Ah, that's interesting. The only French I know is from a movie poster I saw once: je suis Batman. So far, i haven't had the opportunity to use that one in the real world...lol.

I love having the chance to practice along.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

Thanks . Looking for something like this and here it is.

A mi me gusta la Manera qué usted aprende Español, Gracias.

Great-very useful y helpful-waiting for the next video!!!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Perfect! I was just studying this today and then I saw your video. Your explanation was just what I needed! Muchas Gracias!!!!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I absolutely LOVE how you teach Spanish. I've learned more in just a few of your videos than in many of my classes. Gracias!!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

I love it when you teach something I didn’t know, and then later that same day I hear it used in conversation, instant gratification!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

These videos are so helpful man, I’ve been enjoying all of your content. Thank you 🙏

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad the videos are helping you :-)

Hi, Sir! Just wanna let you know you helped me a lot! 😊

@QrooSpanish

11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that!

Love these videos! How to say things in Spanish that way we it say in English is awesome. Spanish teachers never teach this.

A notable difference, is that in Spanish we do the gerund with the infinitive. "going to the party"/"Ir a la fiesta". -Maria doesn't enjoy cleaning the house -Maria no disfruta de limpiar la casa -I enjoy studying English -Yo disfruto de aprender Inglés.

Muchas gracias! Esto es bueno.

I didn’t know this construction thanks

Cool video. Can you do a video about "se trata"? It is used a lot and in different contexts so it has different meanings. Thanks.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

That's a good topic. I'll add it to my list.

I love the formulas u give us! Is there a list of them u have that u could give us? (I wish u would write a book using ur style of teaching). It just helps decrease my anxiety if I can see the finish line (how many formulas there are).

Muchas gracias.

Muchísimas gracias

Love your lessons, short, sweet and straight to the (very useful) point. Muchas gracias de España

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks Paul!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

Perfecto, excelente Muchas Gracias

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Me alegra que te gustara. :)

I just gave you another watch and a like. These videos really help me. One thing great is that these videos are very repetitive with the same ideas being repeated over and over. The Grammer terms are slowly starting to sink in. I love how each vidio teaches us a new trick as well as going back over things like "reflexive verbs". To my fellow students keep watching this channel. Paul has a tendency to throw in some more advanced stuff along with his basic lesson. Normally he will mention that if you don't understand what he is talking about then check out another video. To my fellow students, Don't try to learn it all in one day rather check out Paul's videos every tike a new one comes out but also check out his old stuff. This is one of my favorite Spanish language youtube channels. Paul, keep uo the good work!

Seguir+ Gerund kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWpmtricnM7Nd5M.html

Buenos días Paul. Tus videos son muy utiles y me ayudan mucho de aprender el español en mi país. No es facíl de encontrar a alguien que hable español en mi pais ( vietnam) . El app WR es muy util para conjugar los verbos . Muchas gracías Paul . Qué tengas un buen día

Super useful. Didn't know about this. I ended up watching this twice ... es decir, acabé viéndolo dos veces 😂 (o algo así)

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Bien hecho. :)

Regular posting? We won🎉🎉 😂Thank you, QrooPaul ❤

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

I've been focusing more on this channel lately. We're headed to Costa Rica soon so I won't be able to post regularly for a couple of weeks.

@daniellean5769

Жыл бұрын

@@QrooSpanish awww well I'm enjoying this treat! You and Linda will have SOOO much fun in Costa Rica. I cannot wait for your video on the difference between Costa Rican and Mexican spanish. PURA VIDAAA 🇨🇷💕

Ths!❤ Gracias!❤

Paul just joined you! Great videos..too short! Would love to have more!!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Welcome to the channel. :)

Gracias otra vez, Paul - acabé entendiéndo lo que intentiste explicarnos. o - Acabé habiendo entendido lo que trataste explicarnos

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Hola Paul. Gracias por seguir el canal. Me alegra que te gusten los videos. :)

Wow ever video a lightbulb in helping me with los verbos.

Here’s a good song with those verbs: “No Lo Hice Bien” by Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

I'll check it out.

¿Has pensando de hacer un video sobre los verbos andar y ir + gerundio? A veces me confundían las diferencias entre los dos y cuando debo usar cual verbo.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Sí, este tema está en mi lista.

What would be the present tense construction be, and what would be the English words? (Like, are you going to end up studying very late?) Gracias.

Ah, wow! What a great video!! I love it when you´re back on American soil. You get so feisty. Got to get you to do an Officer Danko outfit Spanish video. That would go viral! Love the bossy cop «well, unless you want me to put these esposas on you». Awesome. So, let´s see...A+ for presentation, quality of content...A. Good stuff! Anything which makes the word longer in Spanish is the right answer! Here´s a couple more: conllevar a to lead to, to end up being, to result resultar to turn out to be; to end up la forma de resultar how it turns out Good sentence for parties: ¿Ahora que resulta que somos amigos? So, now it turns out we´re friends? I have banged my head LESS once I discovered that English modal and phrasal verbs are the idioms and not their Spanish equivalents. Spending some time equating all the «up, down, over, under, above» crap in English saved my mind. Recommended.

@josedelnegro46

Жыл бұрын

What are modal verbs? Contrast them with auxiliaire verbs please?

Thank you Q Paul! Been following a while and have this question. 3 years in I speak conversational and depends on the accents and speed how well I understand others. I get tripped up when they ask quick questions that run together as one word when it’s 3 or 4 words. How can I get better understanding quick questions ? How did you do it?

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

I think it just comes in time, and even then, you may still have trouble understanding everything someone says from another Spanish-speaking country. I have the most trouble understanding Cuban Spanish. Especially someone who just arrived from Cuba.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

By the way, I love your channel.

@Spenglish

Жыл бұрын

@@QrooSpanish no way Q Paul. That made my day because hardly anyone watches it lol. It’s a process. Your the best! Thank you

@caro1591

Жыл бұрын

Acabé viendo el vídeo completo y fue genial - como siempre. Muchas gracias.

@Spenglish

Жыл бұрын

@@QrooSpanish I am glad I’m not alone. Thank you Q Paul. Definitely will continue working on it and following your lessons.

¡Muchas gracias! I translated the last sentence as follows: Ella acabó diciéndose conmigo la verdad. Is that also correct?

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Hi. The "me" is needed because it means "to me" in this sense. It could be before the conjugated verb or attached to the gerund: Ella acabó diciéndome la verdad. Ella me acabó diciendo la verdad. Conmigo means "with me"

@josedelnegro46

Жыл бұрын

Ella estaba platicando conmigo. Después cinco minutos ella me dijo la verdad. Con is thé ablativo caso. AB is a España or to of English. Lativo es Lado en español. Or, at the side of, on the side of in English. Ella me llamó con un teléfono. That is the instrumental ablativo. Só, when ever you see con, hear con, or say con look in your mind's eye to see two things side by side. Or something that was in a human hand to make something. ¿Paulo está usando una cámara 📷 para Sacarlos. ¿Los que¿ Los vídeos. Sacar to film. I used the Gerundive usando antes so I should use the infinitive form if I use another verbal-noun next. To film is an action. An action is a thing. Diagram your English sentence first. Make sure you know what each word is doing and what you want to state. Then use Google Translate. Go from English to Spanish. Then hit the two arrows to reverse the translation. Check both translations. Google Translate is not perfect. It cannot feel. You have to guide it. After a while you will use it only to check where to place accents. Such as in "digámoslo." Vs "digamoslos" To Remembrer accent placement is no longer a Need. Google does that well. The act of sentence construction it only does it as well as any given human does when putting the words in. To sum up know what every word in your English sentence does first! Our Minds fool us. Never look at a translated sentence for meaning first. Make sure all of the éléments of the English sentence are in the Spanish sentence. That is why one is never at the end a el cabo! Until one has reverse translated by machine or in the mind.

Would it be correct to use this construction to say what you will end up doing? For example, could you say, 'Acaberé comprandolo' or would that be a different construction?

Can you explain & compare how "Acabar" - ended up and "just" as in - we just finished eating - acabamos de terminar de comer. Why do they both use acabar?

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

The preposition or word following the verb changes the meaning: acabar de + infinitve - to have just done something terminar de + infinitive - to finsh doing something acabar + gerund - to end up doing something terminar + gerund - to end up doing something acabar por + infinitive - to end up doing something terminar por + infinitive - to end up doing something

@Jonwilson26

Жыл бұрын

@@QrooSpanish Thanks Qeoo Paul! Just gotta learn to do that on the fly.

🤔 what’s the difference between terminar and acabar? I feel like „terminar“ would be more like „end“ (matching the English expression „to end up“) while „acabar“ more like „finish“ (matching the English expression „to stop doing something“). Like „I just…(left the house, came in etc)“ I‘ve never heard them using terminar but always acabar here in Mexico? As there’s no similarity to German expressions not using the Gerundium at all I‘m struggling a bit to get it right now ☺️

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

They both can mean to end or fnish something. In many expessions, like this one, you can use either without changing the meaning; however, there is a difference when using DE: acabar de + infinitive - to have just done something terminar de + infinitive - to finish doing something

In Spanish, you never need to convert any verb into "ing" format like in English. For example, Seeing is believing. In Espanol es "Ver es Creer" y quiere decir lo mismo como Seeing is believing.

@Zzyzzyx

Жыл бұрын

Paul already had a video about "ver es creer" 😀

@Zzyzzyx

Жыл бұрын

I disagree about the gerund, though - Spanish does use it. For example, you can say "trabajo" or "estoy trabajando" but you can't say "estoy trabajar" ... at least, I don't think so!

@NewLife2028

Жыл бұрын

The proceeding tense, as I´ve taken to calling it isn´t the same timeframe as the English Progressive tense. Honesty, you must be committing the action in the time of the story (past) or doing it ahora mismo for the present for the Spanish Proceeding tense. That whole (ir a ir a) crap going to go to is just too ghetto for me. Iré. Done. But people do say it. I prefer to speak the Spanish which would be heard in a debate hall or University rather than a 7-11 by carless thugs. «Know wha I´m saaain´, know wha I´m saaaain´. Ah, made myself laugh! Awesome. Anyway, the C1 level use of el and la, un and una is a great read! El hablar is actually «speaking» and there would be instances where using or not using the el or la would have a dramatic impact.

Can you make a video on the "U" and the Ü ? sometimes it sounds like the pronounciation is a English "W"

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

Like in güey often pronounced wey, right?

@NoSetbacksTv

Жыл бұрын

@@QrooSpanish yes like the word “huelo”, how is that pronounced? Is it like “weylo” ?

Acabar meaning to finish my self and acabarse meaning to finish itself then this could be good Carlos acabe su tarea (because carlos did itself)??????

@QrooSpanish

7 ай бұрын

Yes, Carlos finished the assignment. Acabarse is often used to mean that something "ran out", "there's no more of it". Se acabó el café. The coffee ran out (there's no more). To say "who" is affected by the item "running out", you can use indirect object pronouns: "Se nos acabó el café" - We ran out of coffee, but literally the coffee ran out to us. Acabarse can be tricky to work with. I will probably do a video dedicated to that one.

Paul you are saying this 3 days later to someone. Are you going to use the gerund or infinitive. ella me mintió el lunes y ella acabó decirme la verdad hoy el jueves, tres días despues.

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

I would use the gerund: Ella me mintió el lunes pero acabó diciéndome la verdad el jueves. Another possible construction that uses the infinitive is acabar por + infinitive. Ella me mintió el lunes pero acabó por decirme la verdad el jueves.

@kcorpora1

Жыл бұрын

@@QrooSpanish hmmmmmm! will say interesting.

@kcorpora1

Жыл бұрын

@@QrooSpanish what I love about your channel is that you know a great deal and there are many other channels that I enjoy as well especially from a Latin teacher because it is their native channel. what I don't like is most of the people praise you versus challenging you as I do. they just take everything with a grain of salt. you always do a great job no doubt. but if you were teaching a class, these students would not challenge, they would just say ok, he said that way and that is how it is lol. Always Good Stuff!

Una pregunta. Por la ultima traduccion, se puede decir "Ella me acabo diciendo la verdad" ?

@QrooSpanish

7 ай бұрын

Grammatically speaking, the object pronouns can go before the conjugated verb; however, with this construction it doesn't work well. It sounds awkward that way.

@theresapuckett7786

7 ай бұрын

@@QrooSpanish muchas gracias por eso. ¿ Puedes compartir en un post por sí mismo, su propio enlace a la oferta especial de Nate ?

@QrooSpanish

6 ай бұрын

Ah, just saw this. Nate's deal expired. Sorry.

@theresapuckett7786

6 ай бұрын

@@QrooSpanish no te preocupes. Tengo todo que necesito. Contenta de estar aqui !

¿Vas a dejar de ver este video?

@Zzyzzyx

Жыл бұрын

No! Voy a seguir viendolo! En hecho, acabé viendolo dos veces.😃

Acabamos comprando la casa roja significa que " abondonamos comprar la casa roja"????

@QrooSpanish

7 ай бұрын

Significa que al final compramos la casa roja.

@MuhaAna-eo2fj

7 ай бұрын

@@QrooSpanish por ejemplo yo no entendi que cual asignatura elegi y acabando elegiendo El mate ( Al final decidi a elegir mate). Eso es coreccto ????

Can you post a link to the Seguir video? I can’t find it. Thanks!

@QrooSpanish

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWpmtricnM7Nd5M.html

Queria ser abogado pero acabo siendo stripper

-ing terminus de inglés. Not only dose it pave a way to Spanish -ando, -indo terminus of Spanish leads one to English. When ever thing is said and done cognate words and cognate syntaxe gives one, to quote Paul 'More bang for the buck.". The rules of pure Spanish or pure English in an Oeste Italiano kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4SF0a5-krvRZ7w.html