Stop Making This Spanish Grammar Mistake! The Personal A Finally Makes Sense
1.8K views · Jul 2, 2026 · Education
Comments · 29
@angierussell7983 · 2 months ago
I love that you revisit “old” topics. I used to wonder how on earth you could find new subjects to talk about, but it’s so good to go over things again and again. It makes them stick and there’s often parts where I think “ooh I didn’t know that”, or “oh yeah I’d forgotten that”! Thank you👍
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@toddlarchuk · 2 months ago
I like to think of the personal "a" as meaning "alma de", so that when we are speaking about a person or a pet we are talking about their soul or their spirit, not their body, but the part inside, the part that really matters.
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@catmaclaggan · 2 months ago
So good!!
@mariannedwyer8402 · 1 month ago
Wiw😊gracious por explicar. Siempre aprendo mucho!!
@raymahobbs · 2 months ago
Muchas gracias por el video es muy muy bueno.
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@seamusp5991 · 2 months ago
Gracias a las dos! ❤
@RyanGoldman-GGG · 2 months ago
Mi habilidad super potente es aprender las lenguas nuevas, Espanol es mi 4 lengua y sus videos fueran MUY utiles. Muchas gracias, es encreible que se puede encontrar en web estes dias...
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@mariewilliams7958 · 10 days ago
Gracias a vosotros por este podcast. But what happens when you use verbs like gustar. EG me encantar a Juan?
@LightSpeedSpanishChannel · 2 months ago
Have you ever heard a Spanish speaker using the Personal A in an unusual situation when you didn't expect to hear it?
@antoniovpi118 · 2 months ago
Hi! Very interesting video. 😃<br>My own understanding of this topic is that "the dog bites the burguer" translates as "El perro muerde la hamburguesa". However, because Spanish word order is more flexible than English one, we could also say "La hamburguesa muerde el perro" to enphasize the burguer. Now. If the sentence was "The dog bites the racoon", that would be "El perro muerde al mapache" or "Al mapache muerde el perro". We use "a" in the second example to mark the animated object whereas the inanimared object doesn't get it because a burguer cannot bite. So, long story short, because it is not mandatory to place the spanish subject at the beginning of the sentence, we need to mark the animated object
@Rondalyn-z5v · 2 months ago
😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤
@chantalmurray4225 · 2 months ago
Hola a los dos, un video tan esperado. Este A es tan confuso. Qué pasa si lo olvido ? Van a entenderme? Es imprescindible? Gracias por tu vídeo, ciao
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