Prepositions are very important words because they are used in specific ways to connect ideas. Learning prepositions can help you better understand conversations. In this article, we are going to focus on a few commonly used Spanish prepositions of place that you can use to express location.
Spanish Prepositions of Place
Spanish prepositions of place are used to indicate the position, location or where the action takes place. Now let’s learn the following six Spanish prepositions of place with example sentences.
Sobre (on, over, about)
Carla está bailando sobre la mesa de madera.
Carla is dancing on the wooden table.
El artista anda sobre el fuego. ¡Qué peligroso!
The artist walks on the fire. How dangerous!
El helicóptero está en el cielo sobre el río colombiano.
The helicopter is in the sky over the Colombian river.
Hay flores bonitas sobre la mesa de la cocina. Son de mi madre.
There are some pretty flowers on the kitchen table. They are my mother’s.
Cerca de (near, close to)
La casa de mis padres está cerca del metro.
My parents’ house is close to the subway.
El centro de salud está cerca de la panadería.
The health center is close to the bakery.
Cerca del lago hay una zona de pícnic. Vamos allí esta tarde.
Close to the lake there’s a picnic area. We are going there this evening.
¿Ves a Alejandro? Está de pie cerca de Alberto, su amigo argentino.
Do you see Alejandro? He is standing close to Alberto, his Argentinian friend.
Lejos de (far from)
Laura coloca los sofás lejos de las ventanas.
Laura places the couches far from the windows.
La discoteca está lejos del restaurante italiano.
The night club is far from the Italian restaurant.
La escuela de Maite está lejos de la escuela de su amiga.
Maite’s school is far away from her friend’s school.
Mis tíos viven lejos de la ciudad porque les gusta el campo.
My uncles live far away from the city because they like the countryside.
Alrededor de (around)
La hierba alrededor de la escuela es muy verde.
The grass around the school is very green.
El perro esconde su juguete alrededor de la cama.
The dog hides his toy around the bed.
La pareja de millonarios británicos viaja alrededor del mundo.
The British millionaire couple travel around the world.
Hoy es el día de Navidad y los regalos están alrededor del árbol.
Today is Christmas Day and the presents are around the tree.
Dentro de (in, inside)
La sorpresa para Luis está dentro de la caja.
The surprise for Luis is inside the box.
Hay muchos zapatos caros dentro del ropero.
There are lots of expensive shoes in of the closet.
Mi padre espera dentro del coche con mi hermana.
My father is waiting inside the car with my sister.
Su gato siempre está dentro de la casa en invierno.
Their cat always stays inside the house in winter.
Fuera de (out of, outside)
Los carritos están fuera del supermercado.
The carts are outside the supermarket.
Ellas pasan mucho tiempo fuera de la escuela.
They spend a lot of time outside school.
Mis primos celebran una fiesta mexicana fuera de la casa.
My cousins celebrate a Mexican party outside the house.
Nosotras pasamos nuestras vacaciones en una isla fuera del país.
We spend our vacations on an island out of the country.
Exercises
Here are some exercises to practice these Spanish prepositions of place.