Prepositions are words that help us show where something is. They tell us the position or place of one thing in relation to another. In Spanish, we use the verb “estar” with prepositions to say where something or someone is. For example, we say “está encima de” to mean “it is on top of.”

English	Spanish
inside of	dentro de
far from	lejos de
over / above	sobre
between	entre
to the right of	a la derecha de
to the left of	a la izquierda de
next to, beside	al lado de
near	cerca de
under	debajo de
in front of	delante de / enfrente de
behind	detrás de

More Places at School

This chart shows common words for places around the school. These are terms we don’t always review, but they are important here at Broome. Using this vocabulary will help you talk about where things are around the school. Can you think of other places we should add?

English	Spanish
water fountain	la fuente de agua
auditorium	el auditorio
staircase	la escalera
parking lot	el estacionamiento
track	la pista
classroom	el salón de clase
lockers	los casilleros
locker room	el vestuario
stadium	el estadio
weight room	el salón de pesas

Actividad

Instructions: Some of the English sentences are missing their Spanish meanings in the right-hand column, and some of the Spanish sentences are missing their English meanings in the left-hand column. Your job is to fill in the blank cells to completely fill in the chart. Rely on the vocabulary from your notes

English	Spanish
1) Eugenio is in the weight room.
2) Consuelo is near the water fountain.
3)	Los casilleros están al lado del salón de clase.
4) The nurse's office is behind the auditorium.
5)	Ramón está a la derecha de la puerta.
6) Teodoro is in front of the principal's office.
7) The principal's office is on the second floor.
8)	El estacionamiento está lejos de los salones de clase.
9)	La pista está detrás del estadio.
10)	La fuente de agua está cerca de los casilleros.
11)	Joaquín está en el auditorio.
12)	El carro de Andrés está en el estacionamiento.