Subject Lessons:
Spanish Prepositions
Prepositions of Place in Spanish
POR / PARA / Verbs A – Con – De
Subject Exercises:
Prepositions Exercise 1 / 2
Prepositions of Place Exercise 1
Prepositions of Place Spanish Worksheet 2
Verbs with A / Con / De Exercise 1 / 2
Por in Spanish Exercise 1 / 2
Para in Spanish Exercise 1 / 2
Para vs Por Exercise 1 / 2
Preposition A vs Personal A 1 / 2
Compound Prepositions Exercise 1 / 2
Multiple Choice:
Spanish Prepositions Quiz 1
Prepositions of Place Spanish Test
Prepositions of Place Spanish Quiz 2
PDF Exercises:
Spanish Prepositions PDF 1 / PDF 2 / See All
In Spanish, prepositions of place are used to indicate the location of people, places or things. They are always followed by an object, a noun or pronoun.
Example:
preposition of place + object
Mis zapatos están debajo de la mesa.
My shoes are under the table.
Prepositions of Place in Spanish Table
Preposition | Meaning | Example |
---|---|---|
a | to / into / at | Yo voy a la universidad. I go to the University. |
a la derecha (de) | to the right (of) | El teléfono está a la derecha del jarrón. The phone is to the right of the vase. |
a la izquierda (de) | to the left (of) | El salero está a la izquierda del plato. The salt shaker is to the left of the plate. |
al lado de | beside to / next to | Al lado de mi trabajo hay un parque. Next to my work there is a park. |
alrededor de | around | Hay muchos niños jugando alrededor del estadio. There are many children playing around the stadium. |
cerca de | near / close to | Mi casa está cerca de la plaza comercial. My house is near the shopping plaza. |
debajo de | below / under / underneath | El cargador está debajo de la silla. The charger is under the chair. |
delante de | in front of / ahead of | Hay dos personas delante de mí en la fila. There are two people in front of me in line. |
dentro de | in / inside | Hay dos manzanas dentro de la canasta. There are two apples in the basket. |
detrás de | behind | Detrás de mi casa hay un jardín de rosas. Behind my house is a rose garden. |
en | in / on / at | Nosotros vivimos en Turquía. We live in Turkey. |
encima de | above / over / on / on top of | Las almohadas están encima de la cama. The pillows are on the bed. |
enfrente de | in front of / opposite | El colegio está enfrente de la estación del tren. The school is opposite the train station. |
entre | between / in between | Mi cama está entre mi armario y la mesita de noche. My bed is between my closet and the nightstand. |
fuera de / afuera | outside | El coche está aparcado fuera de la casa. The car is parked outside the house. |
junto a | beside / next to | Catalina vive junto a mi casa. Catalina lives next to my house. |
lejos de | far from | Mi restaurante favorito está lejos de mi trabajo. My favorite restaurant is far from my job. |
sobre | on / on top of / upon | Los libros están sobre el escritorio. The books are on the desk. |
Spanish Al and Del
There are two contractions of prepositions with the use of definite articles:
a + el = al
de + el = del
Yo voy al supermercado. (instead of yo voy a el supermercado)
Mi casa está al lado del parque. (instead of Mi casa está a el lado de el parque)