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Thoughtful Little Gifts in Spanish

Teach your child how to express kindness by identifying who a gift or kind gesture is for using the preposition 'para'.

What you'll learn

Este libro es para tu hermano.
This book is for your brother.
Use 'para' before the person receiving the item.
¿Compramos una tarjeta para la maestra?
Shall we buy a card for the teacher?
'Maestra' is feminine; use 'maestro' for a male teacher.
Estos lápices son para los niños.
These pencils are for the children.
'Los niños' can refer to a group of boys or a mixed group of children.
Estamos haciendo un póster para el club.
We are making a poster for the club.
'Haciendo' means 'making' or 'doing'.
Tengo una pequeña sorpresa para ti.
I have a little surprise for you.
Notice that 'tú' changes to 'ti' after the preposition 'para'.
¿Esta pulsera es para ella?
Is this bracelet for her?
Pronouns like 'ella', 'él', and 'nosotros' don't change after 'para'.
Puedes elegir un cómic para él.
You can choose a comic for him.
Don't forget the accent on 'él' to distinguish it from 'el' (the).
Tu amigo ha hecho galletas para nosotros.
Your friend has made biscuits for us.
'Ha hecho' means 'has made'.

Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.

para

for

This is the standard preposition used to indicate a beneficiary or recipient.

tarjeta

card

Refers to greeting cards or gift cards.

sorpresa

surprise

A feminine noun: 'una sorpresa'.

galletas

biscuits / cookies

In Spanish, 'galletas' covers both biscuits and cookies.

When you use a pronoun after 'para', most stay the same as the subject form. However, 'yo' becomes 'mí' and 'tú' becomes 'ti'.

Estas flores son para mamá.

These flowers are for mom.

A simple way to practice recipients.

¿Para quién es esto?

Who is this for?

Use 'quién' (who) to ask about the recipient.