Jugando con bolas de nieve en español fácil

Why does Spanish say “le” and “a él” in the same sentence?

Spanish can name the person twice: le and a él. In this clip yo le tiro una bola a él means “I throw a snowball at him” — both le and a él point to the same person. The little word le is the key one; a él (or a ella, “at her”) just makes clear who. It feels double to English speakers, but it’s completely normal Spanish.

The clip drills the pattern with snowballs: yo le tiro una bola a él, él me tira una bola a mí, ella le tira la bola a él. Swap the little pair and you swap the people: me… a mí (to me), te… a ti (to you), le… a él / a ella (to him / to her). The verb is tirar, “to throw.” You’ll meet this same doubling everywhere — a mí me gusta, le doy el libro a María.