{"id":12483,"date":"2023-06-19T21:52:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/?p=12483"},"modified":"2023-06-19T21:53:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T21:53:13","slug":"%d0%be%d1%81%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%b9%d1%82%d0%b5-%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%86%d1%83-%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b4%d1%83-traer-%d0%b8-llevar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b3\/%d0%be%d1%81%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%b9%d1%82%d0%b5-%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%86%d1%83-%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b4%d1%83-traer-%d0%b8-llevar\/","title":{"rendered":"Master the Difference Between Traer and Llevar"},"content":{"rendered":"

The difference between traer<\/em> and llevar<\/em> has caused many headaches for Spanish learners because of their similarities, and English isn\u2019t exactly the same<\/a>. Many students mix up when to use these two verbs,<\/strong> and although you\u2019re understood by native speakers, it sounds a little funny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surely you\u2019ve heard them both used, but can you tell the difference? Do you know when you should use each verb? Think about the contexts you\u2019ve heard them in, and check out our tips below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traer vs llevar- Direction is key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Video: Spanish-English false friends<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

When deciding whether to use traer <\/em>or llevar<\/em>, the first thing you need to decide is which direction the subject is moving the object. Although they both can be roughly translated to \u201cto bring\u201d or \u201cto take\u201d, knowing how the object is moving determines which verb to use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re bringing something from \u201cthere\u201d to \u201chere\u201d, use the verb traer<\/em>. However, if you\u2019re moving the item from \u201chere\u201d to \u201cthere\u201d, use the verb llevar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CONVERSA
\u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0435<\/strong>Online Activity: Conjugate Spanish Verbs in Present<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>

First, let\u2019s focus on the verb \u201ctraer\u201d. The best way to think about this verb is that someone is bringing something to you. For example, you could ask someone, \u201c\u00bfMe puedes traer\u2026?\u201d to ask \u201cCan you bring me\u2026?\u201d The other person is brining the item to you, so you would use traer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, llevar<\/em> is typically used to take something away from the subject. <\/strong>This is why the phrase \u201cpara llevar<\/em>\u201d is used for take-out coffee or food. This is also commonly used when you need to take someone to another place. For example, \u201cNecesito llevar a mi hijo a<\/em>...\u201d<\/em> is how you would say \u201cI need to take my child to\u2026\u201d<\/em> because you are taking your child from here to there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conjugations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The difference between traer and llevar has caused many headaches for Spanish learners because of their similarities, and English isn\u2019t exactly the same. Many students mix up when to use these two verbs, and although you\u2019re understood by native speakers, it sounds a little funny. Surely you\u2019ve heard them both used, but can you tell [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":12485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,7,30,97,24],"tags":[115,75,88,81,497],"class_list":["post-12483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-b1","category-blog","category-grammar","category-spanish","category-vocabulary","tag-become-fluent-in-spanish","tag-learn-spanish-online","tag-learn-to-speak-spanish","tag-spanish-grammar","tag-traer-and-llevar"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Portadas-blog-2.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conversaspanishinstitute.com\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

As far as conjugations, llevar <\/em>is a regular verb, so there isn\u2019t anything extra you really need to remember when conjugating it. However, traer<\/em> has an irregular yo form- traigo<\/em>. Not only does this affect the present tense, but it changes in the subjunctive<\/a>, too!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"