Tag Archives: prepositions
De… Posted by Adir on Jan 4, 2010
De is a very common word in Spanish and it has several and useful meanings. ¡Ay de ti si te encuentro otra vez fumando! (threat) ¡Pobre de mí que no tengo ni un duro! (pity) ¿Vamos a lo de Pancho hoy por la noche? (house) De noche hace más frío. (time) De haber sabido que…
Prepositions and Art Posted by Adir on Aug 27, 2009
Let’s practice our prepositions with a little bit of art. Using this Van gogh’s painting from 1889, fill in the blanks with the following prepositions: ENCIMA DE / SOBRE A LA IZQUIERDA (DE) DELANTE (DE) / ENFRENTE BAJO / DEBAJO DE A LA DERECHA (DE) DETRÁS DE DENTRO DE CERCA (DE) ARRIBA / ENCIMA…
Expressions with “de” Posted by Adir on May 1, 2009
Let’s learn some expressions with the preposition “de”. Caer de pie – to be lucky (to land on one’s feet) Vivir del cuento – to live off someone else without working (usually what parents say to kids) Costar un ojo de la cara – to cost an arm and a leg Cruzarse de brazos –…
More expressions! Posted by Adir on Oct 23, 2008
Spanish has thousands of fixed expressions. I have chosen some adverbial phrases with the preposition “a” so you can see how colorful those expressions can be. A ciegas – without thinking A deshoras – at an inappropriate time A diestro y siniestro – left and right A duras penas – with difficulty A fe mía…
Para vs. Por Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 8, 2008
The prepositions por and para have very specific uses in Spanish. Here are some of them. PARA 1. Para is used to indicate destination or purpose. El barco salió para Francia. – The ship left for France. Este regalo es para María. – This gifit is for María. Estudia para abogado. – He studies (to…