Le vs. Lo/La in Spanish - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

In this video, I explain the difference between le/les/lo/la/los/las in Spanish. This has to do with indirect and direct objects. I focus here on the differences between these two, because it is the most confusing part that I struggled to learn!

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[skytrahan]

I have been stuck on the same Duolingo lesson for a WEEK. Thank you!

[TheAPC]

you taught this so clearly in 5 minutes, thank you! i've been struggling with this for weeks with my spanish teacher 😞

[MarteTorcende]

Thank you so much.. i am using doulingo and watching spanish series in Netflix. I am very confusing these words la, le, lo, las, los, etc.. now i know

[rikbanter]

A very easy way of teaching a subject that is mostly trying using confusing gramaticalm terms... Thankyou

[tristennsavanna]

This was so helpful thank you so much!

[terafreestone]

¡Excelente! You have a knack for making confusing things, plain and simple. Gracias señor. 👏🏻👏🏻

[GarraudRourousse]

Eres incomparable
Prof tu me haces sentir bien
Con tus curso en 5 minutos 🎉

[ChemWizKid]

I think the idea to not focus on the grammar per se, is a really smart one. I doubt native speakers are thinking in real-time about whether they are about to reference a direct or indirect object I have to assume it's just pretty natural from the years of hearing it and, like you said, just knowing which pronouns tend to go with which verbs. I found this video to be pretty helpful. The idea that I was going to have to be conscious about whether I was about to use a d.o or i.o was troubling but this kinda put me at ease a little bit. Thanks!

[laurierend]

Thank you for explaining this so clearly.

[eddieromanian]

This video helped me so much simple and effective . Thank you

[BasedAFVids]

i've been struggling for so long, thank you so f!kin much!!!!

[ahsteacher]

Thank you. You have increased my understanding of this. I am on Duolingo and just guessing and memorizing sentences to continue. I did not truly understand. I understand better.

[tamcyrillemaglaqui]

It's been mos to that I'm understanding this pronombres but now fully understand and equip. Thank you so much 😊

[dano]

Thanks Michael for the lesson, I have had many issues with direct and indirect object's mainly identifying which is which in conversation at speed. I have learned the grammar rules blah blah! and I have done many lessons and discussion with my one to one teacher but always, I am left still confused, however this time no. You have somehow found a really easy way to put the formula across that sticks and the trick with linking essential LE linked verbs is a gem. It's the first time I have heard of learning use of LE in this - grammar free way. Saludos Steve

[Spacebuddy-dmps]

Thanks a lot for this video, now I better understand Lo, La, and Le and now can get ahead of my classmates.

[hiyacynthia]

This is very helpful. I didn’t even know how to ask the question to find out the answer. But now I get it and in fact, Spanish does this better than English I think

[akimyoung]

Dude very good stuff. Appreciate this video a tonne

[EdwardWLTV]

I'm at the point in my studies, I just say all three and wait to be corrected. Maybe overtime I'll get it, but it takes too long to remember in the middle of a sentence while you are thinking.

[tommyg.]

I wish you would have provided a list of some of the verbs that always go with " le " -- other than decir.

[noelleggett]

It is much easier to understand it if you include a direct object and the preposition ‘to’ in the English. (And then, you need to also learn the other Spanish indirect object pronoun ‘se’ (which complicates things a little - but that’s Spanish for you!)

Ella le dio una manzana. She gave him an apple. Ella se la dio. She gave it ‘to him’.
Les enseñó español. He taught them Spanish. Se lo enseñó. He taught it ‘to them’.
Ella le dijo un secreto. She told him a secret. Ella se lo dijo. She told it ‘to him’

The concept of the indirect object is easier when you can rephrase the sentence with the preposition ‘to’ - and in Spanish, the preposition ‘a’ is used with indirect noun objects (and pronouns in certain cases.)
‘A Juan le gustan las manzanas’ ‘Apples are pleasing to Juan.’ Juan likes apples.
‘Le gustan las manzanas.’ Apples are pleasing to him. He likes apples.
‘A él le gustan.’ To him they are pleasing. He likes them.