How Do You Begin Spanish Learning Prepositions?
A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word. Prepositions sometimes answer the questions “where?” or “when?” Many Spanish prepositions have direct translations into English, but may behave slightly differently depending on their context. A few prepositions are easier to learn if you don’t translate them into English at all. Write the Spanish preposition on one side of a flash card and the English translation or a representative picture on the other side. This is the easiest way to memorize the meanings of prepositions that translate neatly into English. Examples of prepositions that translate directly to English are “bajo” (under or below), “cerca de” (near), “con” (with), “en” (in or on), “entre” (between), “hasta” (until), “después de” (after) and “sin” (without). Memorize prepositions that have more than one English translation as part of a sentence to learn their meanings in context. For example, “de” (from, of) has a different English meaning depending o
