📍 Spanish Prepositions

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Learn Spanish prepositions, location words, direction vocabulary, time expressions, grammar rules, and useful beginner Spanish examples for everyday conversations.

🟢 Common Spanish Prepositions

📍 In / On / At — En
ehn

Example: en la casa (in the house)

➡️ To / Toward — A
ah

Example: voy a la escuela (I go to school)

📦 From / Of — De
deh

Example: soy de México (I am from Mexico)

🤝 With — Con
kohn

Example: con mi amigo (with my friend)

🚫 Without — Sin
seen

Example: sin dinero (without money)

⏳ For — Para
pah-rah

Example: para ti (for you)

🟡 Location Prepositions

⬆️ Above — Encima de
ehn-see-mah deh

⬇️ Under — Debajo de
deh-bah-hoh deh

➡️ Next to — Al lado de
ahl lah-doh deh

📍 Between — Entre
ehn-treh

🚪 In front of — Delante de
deh-lahn-teh deh

↩️ Behind — Detrás de
deh-trahs deh

🔵 Time & Direction Prepositions

⏰ Before — Antes de
ahn-tehs deh

⏳ After — Después de
dehs-pooehs deh

➡️ Toward — Hacia
ah-see-ah

🛣️ Through — Por
pohr

🏠 Inside — Dentro de
dehn-troh deh

🌎 Outside — Fuera de
fweh-rah deh

🔴 Important Preposition Notes

📍 Prepositions connect nouns, locations, time expressions, and directions in Spanish sentences.

🧠 Some Spanish prepositions do not translate directly into English.

💬 Prepositions are extremely common in travel, conversations, directions, and daily life.

📚 Learning prepositions helps beginners create more complete and natural Spanish sentences.

💬 Common Preposition Examples

🏠 Estoy en la casa.
I am in the house.

➡️ Voy a la escuela.
I go to school.

🤝 Hablo con mi amigo.
I speak with my friend.

🚫 Salgo sin dinero.
I leave without money.

📝 Example Sentences

⬇️ El gato está debajo de la mesa.
The cat is under the table.

🚪 El coche está delante de la casa.
The car is in front of the house.

⏰ Llego antes de las ocho.
I arrive before eight.

🌎 Vivimos fuera de la ciudad.
We live outside the city.

🧠 Quick Practice

1️⃣ Translate into Spanish:

🤝 With → __________

2️⃣ Fill in the blank:

🏠 Estoy ________ la casa.

3️⃣ Match the preposition:

⬇️ debajo de → ?
🚫 sin → ?
➡️ a → ?

✅ Answers

1️⃣ Con
2️⃣ en
3️⃣ Under / Without / To