I hate pronouns...

[Julie]

I'm having trouble with le,lo,ti,tu, etc. My son is Mexican and the other day when I said, "Aqui, ésta para tu," my boyfriend told me to use "ti". I don't understand, can someone explain the usage of these pronouns in a way I can remember and comprehend? PS--What's dí?

[Tomisimo]

dí is "I gave". "te lo dí" I gave it to you.

I'll try to explain the pronouns.

In both of these sentences, I use "you":

You are my hero.
This is for you.

But if we're talking about some lady or we're talking about me....

She is my hero. <- she's the subject
This is for her. <- she's the indirect object

I am your hero.
This is for me.

They are nice people.
This is for them.

You are nice.
This is for you.

In English, there are different words for when someone's a subject of the sentence or when they're the object of the sentence, except with "you" they are the same word. In Spanish they also have different words based on if the person in question is the subject or object of the sentence.

Tú eres my héroe.
Esto es para tí.

Yo soy tu héroe.
Esto es para mí.

Ellos son buena gente.
Esto es para ellos.

Tú eres amable.
Esto es para tí.

With "ellos", the two words are the same, very similar to how it works in English for "you".

I don´t know if I just rambled on or if I actually helped you. If it's still not clear, but say so and I'll try to explain again.

[Julie]

Thank you, this did help me...now I just need to go over it repeatedly until it sinks in. And eres,I didn't know that either, I only knew son. Which only works with nosotros, right? Or is estamos the one to use? There's sooo much to learn I often get overwhelmed. It's frustrating to me that foreign languages aren't taught to us as preschool or elementary school kids, when we pick up words much more easily. My son doesn't even really speak yet and he comprehends everything said to him in spanish and english. He'll have to teach me when he gets older....
(Later) I'm finding alot of previous posts in Grammar to be really helpful as well. Thanks again!