{"id":5248,"date":"2012-07-10T08:29:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T12:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5248"},"modified":"2012-07-10T08:29:26","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T12:29:26","slug":"spanish-lesson-intermediate-36-spanish-object-pronouns-direct-indirect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-36-spanish-object-pronouns-direct-indirect\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 36 Spanish Object Pronouns \u2013 Direct &amp; Indirect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 36 Spanish Object Pronouns - Direct &amp; Indirect\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t6rONvohmGI?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>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is?<\/p>\n<p>Hoy vamos a ver los pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto en espa\u00f1ol. Today we are going to see the Direct and Indirect Spanish Object Pronouns.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cPronoun\u201d is basically a shorter and quicker substitute for a noun. English pronouns include \u201che\u201d and \u201cshe\u201d and \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201cthat\u201d, which take the place of more words or much longer words. Direct Object Pronouns are those pronouns that represent the noun directly acted upon by the verb and Indirect Object Pronouns represent the noun that is the recipient of the verb\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are some Spanish pronouns which are the same for Direct and Indirect objects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me: me\/to me<br \/>\n\u2022 Te: you\/to you<br \/>\n\u2022 Nos: us\/to us<br \/>\n\u2022 Os: you\/to you (group)<\/p>\n<p><strong>With other Spanish pronouns it depends on whether you are substituting a direct or an indirect object:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Direct Objects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Lo: him\/to him\/it\/to it\/you (formal)\/to you (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 La: her\/to her\/it\/to it\/you (formal)\/to you (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Los: them\/to them\/you (formal-group)\/to you (formal-group)<br \/>\n\u2022 Las: them\/to them\/you (formal-group)\/to you (formal-group)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indirect Objects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Le: him\/to him\/her\/to her\/you (formal)\/to you (formal)<br \/>\n\u2022 Les: them\/to them\/you (formal-group)\/to you (formal-group)<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is really important that you are clear on when to use all of the different Spanish pronouns. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see some examples of when to use Spanish Direct Object Pronouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ayer vi a Juan: Yesterday I saw Juan<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer lo vi: Yesterday I saw him<br \/>\nAyer vi a Ana: Yesterday I saw Ana<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer la vi: Yesterday I saw her<br \/>\nAyer vi tu coche: Yesterday I saw your car<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer lo vi: Yesterday I saw it<br \/>\nAyer vi tu casa: Yesterday I saw your house<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer la vi: Yesterday I saw it<br \/>\nVoy a ver a Antonio: I am going to see Antonio<br \/>\n\u2022 Lo voy a ver \/ Voy a verlo: I am going to see him<br \/>\nEstoy bebiendo caf\u00e9: I am drinking coffee<br \/>\n\u2022 Lo estoy bebiendo \/ estoy bebi\u00e9ndolo: I am drinking it<br \/>\nC\u00f3melo: Eat it<br \/>\n\u2022 No lo comas: Don\u00b4t eat it<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next let\u00b4s see some examples of when to use Spanish Indirect Object Pronouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ayer escrib\u00ed una carta a Juan: Yesterday I wrote a letter to Juan<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer le escrib\u00ed una carta: Yesterday I wrote a letter to him<br \/>\nAyer escrib\u00ed una carta a Ana: Yesterday I wrote a letter to Ana<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer le escrib\u00ed una carta: Yesterday I wrote a letter to her<br \/>\nVoy a escribir una carta a Antonio: I am going to write a letter to Antonio<br \/>\n\u2022 Le voy a escribir una carta \/ Voy a escribirle una carta: I am going to write a letter to him<br \/>\nEstoy escribiendo una carta a Antonio: I am writing a letter to Antonio<br \/>\n\u2022 Le estoy escribiendo una carta \/ estoy escribi\u00e9ndole: I am writing a letter to him<br \/>\nEscr\u00edbele una carta: Write him a letter<br \/>\n\u2022 No le escribas una carta: Don\u00b4t write him a letter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see now how to use Spanish Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns together:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ayer te escrib\u00ed una carta: Yesterday I wrote a letter to you<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer te la escrib\u00ed: Yesterday I wrote it to you<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you have two pronouns together in the same sentence and the Indirect Pronoun is \u201cLe\u201d or \u201cLes\u201d you have to change this pronoun to \u201cSe\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u00b4s see some examples of this:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ayer escrib\u00ed una carta a Juan: Yesterday I wrote a letter to Juan<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer se la escrib\u00ed: Yesterday I wrote it to him<br \/>\nAyer escrib\u00ed una carta a Juan y Ana: Yesterday I wrote a letter to Juan and Ana<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer se la escrib\u00ed: Yesterday I wrote it to them<br \/>\n\u2022 Se la voy a escribir \/ Voy a escribirsela: I am going to write it to him<br \/>\n\u2022 Se la estoy escribiendo \/ estoy escribi\u00e9ndosela: I am writing it to him<br \/>\n\u2022 Escr\u00edbesela: Write it to him<br \/>\n\u2022 No se la escribas: Don\u00b4t write it to him<\/p>\n<p>At first glance Spanish Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns can seem a little tricky, but give yourself time and you will soon see that they are quite straightforward. The key, as ever, is lots of practice.<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest challenges to the Spanish Student is distinguishing between Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns as they have similar functions and are themselves the same in the first and second person familiar forms.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your Spanish studies and see you next time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta la proxima clase!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. Follow this link for many more great resources to help you <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/learn-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\">learn Spanish<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hola \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is? Hoy vamos a ver los pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto en espa\u00f1ol. Today we are going to see the Direct and Indirect Spanish Object Pronouns. A \u201cPronoun\u201d is basically a shorter and quicker substitute for a noun. English pronouns include \u201che\u201d and \u201cshe\u201d and \u201cwhat\u201d and \u201cthat\u201d, which take the place&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-36-spanish-object-pronouns-direct-indirect\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[61202,6,13,2617],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5248","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-learning-2","category-grammar","category-vocabulary","category-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5248"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5333,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248\/revisions\/5333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}