Llevar or Traer - It Depends on Where You're Standing

Both llevar and traer involve moving something, but they depend on direction:

Llevar → Used when taking something away from the speaker’s location.

• Voy a llevar el libro a la biblioteca. (I’m going to take the book to the library.)
• ¿Puedes llevar este regalo a Juan? (Can you take this gift to Juan?)

Traer → Used when bringing something toward the speaker’s location.

• ¿Me puedes traer un café? (Can you bring me a coffee?)

• Ella trajo su computadora a la reunión. (She brought her computer to the meeting.)

Think: Llevar = take away | Traer = bring here!