Knowing when to use LO QUE in Spanish

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[artjackson]

I learned "lo que" very simply. It's the non-question "what".

¿Que quieres?
What do you want.

¿Es eso lo que quieres?
Is that what you want?

[philhodgson]

¿ Sabes lo que quiero, ? Más videos como esto, - muchas gracias. - Phil

[alexahook]

Hallelujah. I was trying to understand lo que and my teacher, who speaks no English, really didn't "do it" for me. I get it now!

[bryanresheske]

I have long believed that the best teachers are those people who, at one time, struggled with a particular subject and overcame it. And are then very articulate, patient and able to describe the learning process to others.

Keep up the great work.

And, because I've heard you mentioned it before, don't feel that you will isolate your beginner students by getting into more intermediate and advanced stuff.

Your teaching style is very rare and you could do excellent work at bridging the Gap between beginning, intermediate and advanced.

None of these groups of individuals will feel abandoned or betrayed, they will feel grateful to have a bridge to the next level.

[GarryKnight]

It helped me to think of the 'lo' in 'lo que' as meaning 'the thing'.

- 'Lo que' = 'the thing that'.
- 'Lo que más quiero es una amiga' = 'the thing that I most want is a friend'.
- 'Lo que menos me gusta es la comida picante' = 'the thing I like least is spicy food'.

Of course, you could just think of 'lo que' in these examples as meaning 'what', but this meaning of 'lo' can be extended to other use cases:

- 'Lo útil' = 'the useful thing'.
- 'Lo mas sensato seria volver a casa' = 'the simplest thing would be to go home'.

[jusbsmart]

I've been watching teachers on YouTube for years and he's the best one for sure. Its his logic then makes it easier and he doesn't waste time

[louisewainwright]

I get a 30 minute lunch break at work. Just landed on your channel and realised how I'm now going to spend my time! 🙂

[pinchermartyn]

Really useful tips in helping my Spanish get better. Enjoying your channel. Thanks!

[NuclearDiscoPigs]

6 months with a teacher solved in 6 minutes....dios.

[joerocket]

Brilliant, so simple. Others have made this more complicated than it needed to be.

[yoyoyologan]

i could never get this down but u hands down explained it so well. thankyou very much. i i love how you taught other things while teaching about lo que. amazing❤❤

[elvdell]

Wow, I am really enjoying your teaching style. They are the right length to fill in some random time, and still packed very valuable information. You also have managed to use very relatable ways to associate words and phrases. I really appreciate these lessons you put together.

[Iron-Bridge]

Brilliant explanation right from the first minute of the video. So many videos are so complicated 👏

[joeymendoza]

Hi there. I have been trying to teach myself Spanish for about 2 years - not very consistently - and a few months ago took a class. I was given a placement test and was deemed on the cusp of advanced and intermediate. Perhaps it’s because I have been exposed to Spanish since I was a kid and many words and phrases are familiar to me, but to this day I find it difficult to string sentences together. My comprehension is far better than my verbal skills. After watching some of your classes, I learned that what I need to work on is the speed of my command of the language (sort of like increasing the RAM of my computer) - and your plug-in technique, I think, is very effective. Your “Lo que, ” “Avísame, ” “En cuanto a…” etc. is the key to accessing the stash of vocabulary and phrases I learned or memorized. The exercises I believe are most helpful. Thank you!

[HallahShepard]

As a bilingual teacher I use Spanish all the time however Qroo’s choice of lesson topics is useful and clearly presented. Thanks!

[zipkeen]

I think you have hit the perfect medium. Teaching grammar, clearing up confusion associated with grammar and conversational Spanish all together at the same time. Well done I recommend this channel to everyone.

[yongyutang]

Lo que admiro es que siempre sabes lo que tus espectadores quieren aprender.

[Loretotot]

En Chile también se diferencia el oir del escuchar, de hecho cuando alguien está hablando y siente que no le estás poniendo atención te pregunta "¿me estás oyendo o me estás escuchando?".. 'oir' es lo que haces sin esfuerzo, 'escuchar' es cuando pones atención

[geeborromeo]

You know what, I keep on viewing all your lessons…it helps me a lot with my Spanish…thanks Paul. I hope that keep on doing videos and I hope that lots of people can discover it…