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DIRECT &
INDIRECT
OBJECT
PRONOUNS
If you want your speech to
sound natural, you’ll often need
to use Direct & Indirect Object
pronouns, instead of the noun.
That sounds awfully technical, but
here’s an example of a conversation,
firstly without the pronouns, & then
with the pronouns.
Can you bring the bags for me
María? Yes, I can bring the
bags for you Mum.
Can you bring the bags for me
María? Yes, I can bring them
for you, Mum
The second version sounds more
natural, don’t you think?
In Spanish, it’s even more different,
because there’s also a pronoun for
‘for you’:
¿Puedes traer las bolsas para
mí? María. Sí, te las puedo
traer.
Lynn Cobb
www.learn-aprender.com
There are two kinds of these
‘object pronouns’ – DIRECT &
INDIRECT – now we’re going to
learn how to use them – you’ll need a
lot less words to say what you want to
say, & although it’s confusing at first,
when you get into what I call ‘YODA
MODE’ (think Star Wars) you’ll find
it easy!