Prepositions of Place

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Preposiciones de lugar

Prepositions of place indicate the location of someone or something in relation to another someone or something.

Por ejemplo…

Vivo en Barcelona.		I live in Barcelona.
El banco está tras el café.		The bank is behind the café.
¿Qué hay debajo de la mesa?		What’s under the table?

Spanish prepositions of place

Note that some of these have other meanings/uses besides indicating a location – click the links for detailed lessons.

a	at, to
abajo de	below, under	*
a la derecha de	to the right of
a la izquierda de	to the left of
bajo	beneath, under	*
adentro de	inside (of)
afuera de	outside (of)
al lado de	next to
arriba de	above
cerca de	near
debajo de	below, under	*
delante de	in front of, facing
dentro de	inside (of)
detrás de	behind, in back of
en	in, at
encima de	on top of, above
enfrente de	in front of
en medio de	between
entre	between
fuera de	outside (of)
hacia	toward
junto a	next to
lejos de	far from
sobre	over, on
tras	behind

 Notes

When the phrase ends in a or de, the regular contraction rules apply.

* Bajo, abajo, debajo (de) – what’s the difference?

 Related lessons

• Introduction to prepositions
• Contractions
   

 En français

• Prépositions de lieu
   

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