🔤 Grammar
Prepositions of place & directions
The prepositions a (to) and de (from) merge with the masculine article el: a + el = al, de + el = del. Voy al mercado (I'm going to the market), vengo del banco (I'm coming from the bank).
Conjugation tables
Place words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| recto / derecho | straight |
| a la izquierda | to the left |
| a la derecha | to the right |
| cerca de | near |
| lejos de | far from |
| delante de | in front of |
| detrás de | behind |
Examples
- El banco está cerca de la plaza.The bank is near the square.
- Sigue recto, luego gira a la derecha.Go straight, then turn right.
Practice
Match each city word to its meaning.
Tap a english below, then tap the spanish it belongs to — or drag it.
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