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Spanish Prepositions

This is a list of prepositions in Spanish. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.

On top of: encima de / sobre
Under: debajo de
Inside: dentro de / en
Outside: fuera de
Behind: detrás de
In front of: delante de
Near: cerca de
Between: entre

These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.

After: después de
Before: antes
With: con
Without: sin
Since: desde
Until: hasta
Of: de
From: de
To: a
Instead of: en lugar de
In: en
Against: contra
As: como
About: sobre
For: para

The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.

And: y
Or: o
But: pero
So: Así

Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.

I'm from Japan: Soy de Japón
The pen is under the desk: El bolígrafo está debajo de la mesa.
The letter is inside the book: La carta está dentro del libro.
Can I practice Italian with you?: ¿Puedo practicar italiano contigo?
I was born in Miami: Yo nací en Miami.
I speak French but with an accent: Hablo francés pero con acento.

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