Spanish Prepositions List

Spanish Prepositions List

What is the Spanish prepositions list?

 

Let’s find out what is the Spanish prepositions list?. En esta lección vamos a estudiar algunas de las preposiciones más comunes del idioma Español.

a = to, at, by means of

Nosotros vamos a la escuela. (We are going to the school.)

Ellos llegaron a las 10:00. (They arrived at 10:00.)

Ustedes viajan a pie. (You travel by foot.)

 

antes de = before

Me gusta leer antes de dormirme. (I’d like to read before I go to sleep.)

Busco mi cartera antes de salir. (I look for my purse before I go out.)

 

bajo = under

Mi gato está bajo la cama. (My cat is under the bed.)

Los anteojos están bajo los libros. (The glasses are under the books.)

 

cerca de = near

El carro está cerca del almacén. (The car is near the shop.)

Yo estoy cerca de la estación. (I am near the station.)

 

con = with

Ellos van al cine con sus amigos. (They go to the movies with their friends.)

Nosotros llegamos con suficiente tiempo. (We arrived with enough time to spare.)

 

contra = against (leaning)

en contra de = against (opposition)

La escoba está contra la pared. (The broom is againts the wall.)

Yo estoy en contra del abuso. (I am against abuse.)

 

 

de = of, from, indicating possession

La camiseta está hecha de algodón. (The t-shirt is made of cotton.)

Ella es de Australia. (She is from Australia.)

La computadora es de mi esposo. (The computer is my husband’s.)

 

delante de = in front of

Estoy delante del hotel. (I am in front of the hotel.)

Delante del balcón está un edificio. (In front of the balcony is a building.)

dentro de / adentro de = in / inside

Las llaves están dentro de la caja. (The keys are inside the box.)

La comida está adentro de la nevera. (The food is inside the fridge.)

 

 

desde = since, from

No los he visto desde ayer. (I haven’t seen them since yesterday.)

Usted puede llamar desde la habitación. (You could call from the room.)

 

después de = after

Vamos a bailar después de la cena. (We are going dancing after dinner.)

Después de viajar por Sudamerica regresamos a Europa. (After traveling around South America we will return to Europe.)

 

detrás de = behind

La estación de buses está detrás del hotel. (The bus station is behind the hotel.)

Vamos detrás de ustedes. (We are going behind you.)

 

durante = during

Nosotros dormimos durante el viaje. (We slept during the trip.)

Hace mucho frio durante el invierno. (It is cold during the winter.)

 

en = in, on

Ellos están en la ciudad. (They are in the city.)

Los pasaportes están en el escritorio. (The passports are on the desk.)

encima de = on top of

Mis gatos están encima del librero. (My cats are on top of the bookcase.)

La antena está encima del techo. (The antena is on top on the roof.)

 

enfrente de = in front of

El museo está en frente de la plaza. (The museum is in front of the square.)

 

entre = between, among

La maleta está entre el sofá y la cama. (The suitcase is between the sofa and the bed.)

afuera de = outside of

El guía está esperando afuera del hostal. (The guide is waiting outside the hostel.)

hacia = toward

Yo caminé hacia la salida. (I walked toward the exit.)

 

hasta = until

Los turistas no llegan hasta las seis. (The tourists don’t arrive until six.)

 

para = for / for the purpose of / for the benefit of / directed to
/ in the direction / in order to

Los mapas son para los mochileros. (The maps are for the backpackers.)

Nosotros vamos para las montañas. (We are heading to the mountains.)

Estudian los mapas para conocer las rutas. (They study the maps in order to know the rutes.)

por = for / by / in favor of / means of transportation

Gracias por el almuerzo. (Thank you for the lunch.)

El libro fue escrito por un experto. (The book was written by an expert.)

Viajamos por tren. (We traveled by train.)

según = according to

Según las noticias hoy va a llover. ( According to the news today it is going to rain.)

sin = without

Ella salió sin el paraguas. (She left without the umbrella.)

sobre = over, about

Dejó los documentos sobre la mesa. (He left the documents over the table.)

Es un libro sobre historias de viajeros. (It’s a book about traveler’s stories.)

tras = after, behind

Los patos caminan uno tras otro. (The ducks walk one after (behind) the other.)

 

Some Useful Idioms

Entre la espada y la pared. = Between the sword and the wall (between a rock and a hard place).

Contra viento y marea. = Against all odds.

Por aquí y por allá. = Around here and around there.

¡Hasta nunca! = See you never!

¡Hasta la vista! = Until I see you again!

 

 

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