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Spanish Prepositions

Spanish Prepositions

A		To, at
AlUpon
Al lado deBeside
Antes deBefore
BajoBelow, under
Cerca (de)Near, close to
ComoLike
ConWith
ContraAgainst
DeOf, from
Debajo deUnder, beneath
Delante deIn front of
Dentro deInside of
Desde Since
Después deAfter
Detrás deBehind
En vez deInstead of
Encima deOn top of
Enfrente deIn front of
EntreBetween
Fuera deOutside (of)
HaciaTowards
HastaUntil
Lejos deFar from
MenosLess
ParaFor
PorFor, through, because of
SalvoExcept
SegúnAccording to
SinWithout
Sobre (de)Above, about

Spanish prepositions are used in some similar ways and some different ways with English. For example, in English, we say “thanks for…” and in Spanish, it’s “gracias por…” following the same general structure. However, some are different. For example, in English, we say “I’m thinking about you” and in Spanish, it’s “Pienso en ti.” (I’m thinking in you).

Examples:
  • Gracias por el regalo. (Thanks for the gift.)
  • Mi casa está lejos de tu casa. (My house is far from your house.)
  • El gato está fuera de la casa. (The cat is outside the house.)
  • Soy de los Estados Unidos. (I’m from the United States.)
  • Ella está al lado de la mácina. (She is next to the machine.)
  • Quiero helado de chocolate en vez de vanilla. (I want chocolate ice cream instead of vanilla.)
  • El libro está encima del escritorio. (The book is on the desk.)
  • Hasta el año 2020, ella no va graduarse. (Until the year 2020, she is not going to graduate.)
  • La casa está entre de dos bibliotecas. (The house is between two libraries.)
  • Te hablo después de la película. (I’ll call you after the movie.)
  • La pelota está adentro de la caja. (The ball is inside the box.)
  • Te he amado desde la primera vez que te ví. (I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you.)
  • Este regalo es para ti. (This gift is for you.)
  • Gracias por todo. (Thanks for everything.)


Be careful translating directly from English to Spanish with prepositions because they are often different than what they are in English. Take the time to talk to native speakers and understand when to use what prepositions and what phrases are common that include prepositions.

Spanish Prepositions Dialogue

A: Donde están mis lentes?

B: Están encima de la mesa.

A: Cuál mesa?

B: La mesa entre la oficina y tu cuarto.

A: Bueno gracias. Después de encontrar mis lentes, vamos al banco.

B: Dónde está el banco?

A: Está enfrente de la escuela, al lado del parque.

B: Está lejos de aquí!

A: Si! Entonces voy a apurarme!



I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Spanish Prepositions, consonants and vowels. Try to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation. Make sure to check our Learn Spanish page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.


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