Prepositions in Spanish
Prepositions in Spanish: sobre (over), bajo (under), en (into), fuera de (out of), a través de (through), detrás de (behind), delante de (in front of), entre (between), al lado de (next to). Below are all 18 prepositions from lessons 27 and 37 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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All 18 Spanish prepositions
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Lesson 27 · Movement & Position 3 12 words
- sobre over
El gato salta sobre la caja.
The cat jumps over the box.
- bajo under
Viven bajo un árbol grande.
They live under a big tree.
- a través de through
Él camina a través de la puerta.
He walks through the door.
- por along
Caminamos por la playa.
We walk along the beach.
- por around
La gente camina por el parque.
People walk around the park.
- al otro lado de across
Voy al otro lado de la calle.
I go across the street.
- en into
Él entra lentamente en la habitación.
He walks slowly into the room.
- fuera de out of
El niño corre fuera de la escuela.
The kid runs out of the school.
- arriba up
Ella mira arriba a las nubes.
She looks up at the clouds.
- abajo down
El perro puso la pelota abajo.
The dog put the ball down.
- la planta alta upstairs
Voy a la planta alta a dormir.
I go upstairs to bed.
- la planta baja downstairs
Escucho ruidos en la planta baja.
I hear noises downstairs.
Lesson 37 · Directions 2 6 words
- detrás de behind
Está detrás de ese edificio.
It is behind that building.
- delante de in front of
Ella está delante de mí.
She is in front of me.
- entre between
El parque está entre dos casas.
The park is between two houses.
- al lado de next to
Esa tienda está al lado de mi casa.
That store is next to my house.
- enfrente de across from
Vivimos enfrente de la tienda.
We live across from the store.
- hacia towards
Los niños caminan hacia el árbol grande.
The kids walk towards the big tree.
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