{"id":20315,"date":"2025-12-04T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jarchaespanol.com\/2025\/12\/02\/por-mi-and-para-mi-how-to-use-them-in-spanish\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T02:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:12:48","slug":"por-mi-and-para-mi-how-to-use-them-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jarchaespanol.com\/en\/2025\/12\/04\/por-mi-and-para-mi-how-to-use-them-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Por m\u00ed and Para m\u00ed: how to use them in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Jarcha Espa\u00f1ol we work every day with our students to discover the peculiarities of our language. In this video, made together with Tomek, Audrey, Andrzej and Martin, we practice the use of <em>por m\u00ed<\/em> and <em>para m\u00ed<\/em>, two very common expressions that often cause doubts among Spanish learners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Por m\u00ed<\/strong>: used to express preference or indifference regarding an option (<em>on my part\u2026<\/em>). Examples: <em>Por m\u00ed, you can use my car whenever you want \/ Por m\u00ed, you can study or not.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Para m\u00ed<\/strong>: used to give a point of view (<em>in my opinion\u2026<\/em>) or to indicate the recipient of an action. Examples: <em>Para m\u00ed, the best book is Los cincuenta cardenales de Gambetta \/ Para m\u00ed, this matter is very important.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also use <em>para m\u00ed<\/em> to refer to the recipient of an action: <em>Para m\u00ed, orange juice, please \/ Do you want to cook something for me?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We hope these examples help you better understand the difference and use these expressions with more confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Here you can watch the full video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POR M\u00cd PARA M\u00cd\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nMjnK8ZGtfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And remember: if you want to learn Spanish with us, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jarchaespanol.com\">website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We offer different modalities, flexible schedules, and a close approach adapted to each person. 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