preposición (nf)
→ applies to a noun or pronoun and relates to another word etc.
e.g., in English, ‘he arrived after lunch’.
- a
at (place, distance, temperature, price, time)
El restaurante está al lado del banco – the restaurant
is next to the bank.
El banco está a 400 metros – the bank is 400m away
Las gambas hoy están a 5 euros el kilo – prawns are €5/kilo
today
Llegué a Bilbao – I reached (arrived at) Bilbao
Abren a las nueve – they open at 9
to, on (end point in space or time)
Abren de nueve a doce – they’re open from 9 to 12
Lo pagaré al salir – I’ll pay her on leaving (at the
leaving)
by, in
Lo escribí a mano – I wrote it by hand
Huevos a la española – Spanish eggs (eggs in the Spanish
way)
verb + a + infinitive – to
Estoy aprendiendo a hablar español – I’m learning to
speak Spanish
Voy a comer gambas – I’m going to eat prawns
see also: personal a
- con – with, to
Fui al bar con mis amigos – I went to the bar with my friends
Fui amable con él – I was nice to him
Quédese con el cambio – keep the change
- de – of, from, on, etc.
Soy de Coventry – I’m from Coventry
El libro de Miguel – Miguel’s book
Voy de viaje – I’m going on a trip
Es facíl de ver – It’s easy to see
- en – in, at, on; also by for transport
Está en Bilbao – He is in Bilbao
Iré en junio – I’ll go in June
Juan está en casa – Juan is at home
La manzana está en la mesa – the apple is on the table
El es experto en matematicas – he is an expert in mathematics
¿Vamos en tren? – shall we go by train?
- hasta – until, up to, as far as, etc.
Hasta el lunes – until Monday, see you on Monday
Había hasta cinco libros – there were up to five books
Desde Oviedo hasta Santander lloverá – from Oviedo to Santander
it will rain
- sin – without, etc.
Salí sin mi abrigo – I went out without my coat
Una botella sin abrir – an unopened bottle
Se ha quedado sin trabajo – he is out of work
- sobre – on, upon, above, about
El libro está sobre la mesa – the book is on the table
Voló sobre la ciudad – he flew over the city (also sobrevoló la
ciudad)
Llegó sobre las siete – she arrived around seven
- Later (maybe):
contra, durante, entre, mediante, según, tras.