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llevar vs traer

Sentence

Direction relative to the speaker. Llevar = take (away from here). Traer = bring (toward here).

Examples

Voy a ___ el libro a la biblioteca.
llevar
Away from speaker → llevar
___ me un café, por favor.
Tráe
Toward speaker → traer
Mañana ___ el regalo a su casa.
llevo
Going elsewhere → llevar

Words in this rule

WordEnglish
traerbring
llevarcarry

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