In the latest episode of the Real Fast Spanish tips podcast, we will be looking at another Spanish word that can cause confusion for English students.

Is the letter “a” is a letter or a word? It’s is up for debate. But debates aside, in today’s episode of the Real Fast Spanish tips podcast we will discuss how to use “a” in a Spanish sentence and what some of the common pitfalls are.

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Examples from today’s episode:

I go to Madrid – Voy a Madrid

I’m going to go to Madrid – Voy a ir a Madrid

I arrived at the party – He llegado a la fiesta

At 7 o’clock – A las siete

At 7 o’clock we are going to eat – A las siete vamos a comer

I work forty hours a week – Trabajo cuarenta horas a la semana

We go to the movies two times a month – Vamos al cine dos veces al mes

I write a letter by hand – Escribo una carta a mano

I like to drink – Me gusta beber

He/She likes to drink – Le gusta beber mucho

He likes to drink a lot – A él le gusta beber mucho

She likes to drink a lot – A ella le gusta beber mucho

Maria likes to work during the morning – A Maria le gusta trabajar por la mañana

The woman cares for her dog – La mujer cuida a su perro

The woman cares for her horse – La mujer cuida de su caballo

I want to learn Spanish – Quiero aprender español

Me as well – Yo también

I like to eat late – Me gusta comer tarde

To me as well – A mi también

Maybe / perhaps – A lo mejor

Perhaps it is going to rain today – A lo mejor va a llover hoy

This episode’s quote:

“A lo mejor escribir no sea más que una de las formas de organizar la locura.” – Isidoro Blaisten

How else could you use “a” in a sentence?

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