The Personal A in Spanish

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Published 2014-08-06

The personal a has no English counterpart. It's just something you have to get use to. In this quick video, you'll not only see how to use the personal a. But when to use it. And when NOT to use it.

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All Comments (21)

@natebrubaker3269 5 years ago

This guy tought me more in 5 minutes than my 90 year old spanish teacher did in 3 quarters
@jamesvaneaton206 2 years ago

I can't believe it's that easy. I've been struggling with this on Duolingo for MONTHS! Thank you for the concept of picturing faces. That will help so much.
@jayjasperjp 8 years ago

Wow I'm a native Spanish speaker and I never knew this "Personal A". It just comes naturally to me when speaking
@elisahalliday 7 years ago

This lesson TOTALLY helps me with my confusion over using 'a'. I even learned it in a class that a should be used in front of a person with the verb conoce but nothing more. My son asked me why it's "Dame a Cristo" and not "Dame Cristo" in a song and I showed him this video. He totally got it too. He's 10 years old. Thank you so much!
@nikimajsa9824 8 years ago

When I used to study Spanish through Hungarian (mother language), I never understood this completely and now you just explained it in 5 minutes in English. :"D Let me add, you are definitely better than my previous Spanish teachers.
@jessicavsbridget 9 years ago

thanks so much! I've got an exam tomorrow and this was the one thing I wish my professor would've explained one more time. Your "picturing a face" rule really helped me.
@kacey_donner 6 years ago

Thank you for making this video available to Spanish learners. I am grateful to be able to educate myself despite not having the money to. Your effort is appreciated.
@multitieredinvestor183 3 years ago

I knew one had to use the personal a at times. This clarified 51 years of trying to mejorar lo.
@hanusweihe5372 2 years ago

Your an awesome teacher keep up the good job
@EP-bx6xk 1 year ago

Where have you been my whole Spanish life?!? This helped so much thank you omg ❤
@TheBreadPirate 3 months ago

Super handy!! Thanks for explaining it so clearly.
@non-applicable. 8 years ago

Thank you! that was tripping me up for sure! I kept wondering why with the same verb you would use "a" and in other cases you wouldn't. Now I know! Yay
@lynnolsen1498 3 years ago

Veo a Manuel y a Susi! Gracias un monton!! For some reason I did not learn this lesson well in Spanish class... Its getting clearer now!
@tanyarenaissance8829 7 years ago

This is the first I heard of the personal 'A'. I will definitely use it in my sentences when speaking Spanish!
@crippsy15 3 years ago

Just wanted to say that you are a brilliant teacher. Cheers for the content!
@prokofievchambers8603 1 year ago

I am in love with this guy's approach. I am having such a great time with your approach. You are great!
@lorifoley1855 2 years ago

Thank you so much for making this so clear! I get it now! Also, I love how all your videos have a different color background and different color shirts so it’s real easy to find what you’re looking for! Brilliant idea!
@polymathematics5837 1 year ago

I was really struggling with how to use the personal "a". This video really cleared up for me! Muchas gracias!
@barryjude451 1 year ago

Thank you so much, for explaining the persona "A".
@G8torBrent 9 years ago

Gracias, Gracias, GRACIAS. I have been so confused about this. One Spanish course taught me to use "a" with verbs of movement (pasar, venir, ir, etc.). Another mentioned the personal "a" but never taught it.