Places and getting around · 27 words
Directions and position
Asking the way, understanding the answer, and saying where things are.
¿dónde está?
where is it?
a la derecha
on the right
a la izquierda
on the left
derechotodo recto
In Spain: todo rectoIn Latin America: derecho
straight ahead
doblargirar
In Spain: girarIn Latin America: doblar
to turn
cruzar
to cross
la esquina
corner
la cuadrala manzana
In Spain: la manzanaIn Latin America: la cuadra
block
cerca
near
lejos
far
aquí
here
allí
allá for further away, and very common in Latin America.
there
al lado de
next to
enfrente de
opposite
detrás de
behind
delante de
in front of
entre
between
encima de
on top of
debajo de
under
dentro de
inside
fuera de
outside
arriba
up, upstairs
abajo
down, downstairs
el norte
north
el sur
south
el este
east
el oeste
west
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