33. Location Words

Wherever you are, you'll want to be able to talk about your location in Spanish.

Approx. 30 words in this topic. Vocabulary list below:

Prepositions

  • dentro de – inside of
  • encima de/sobre – on top of
  • debajo de – underneath of
  • delante de – in front of
  • detrás de – behind
  • entre – between
  • en – in/on/at
  • dentro de – inside of
  • fuera de – outside of
  • arriba de – above
  • en medio de – in the middle of
  • cerca de – close to
  • lejos de – far from
  • al lado de – next to
  • alrededor de – around
  • a la izquierda de – to the left of
  • a la derecha de – to the right of

Location Verbs

  • estar – to be
  • colocar – to place
  • ubicar – to position
  • poner – to put
  • situar – to place

Here and There

  • aquí, acá – here
  • ahí – there
  • allí – there
  • allá – over there

Directions

  • el este – east
  • el norte – north
  • el oeste – west
  • el sur – south