📌 What Are Place Expressions? / ¿Qué son las expresiones de lugar?
Place expressions help us describe where something or someone is, or what a place is like. En español, usamos expresiones de lugar para describir ubicaciones o características de lugares.
📖 Common Expressions to Describe Places / Expresiones comunes para describir lugares
| English | Español | Example |
|---|---|---|
| It’s near the park | Está cerca del parque | The café is near the park. |
| It’s far from here | Está lejos de aquí | The museum is far from here. |
| It’s next to the bank | Está al lado del banco | My office is next to the bank. |
| It’s in the city center | Está en el centro de la ciudad | The hotel is in the city center. |
| It’s on the corner | Está en la esquina | The bakery is on the corner. |
| It’s across from the school | Está frente a la escuela | The pharmacy is across from the school. |
| It’s behind the supermarket | Está detrás del supermercado | The gym is behind the supermarket. |
| It’s in front of the building | Está enfrente del edificio | The bus stop is in front of the building. |
✏️ Example Sentences / Frases de ejemplo
🔹 My house is near the river. (Mi casa está cerca del río.)
🔹 The library is next to the church. (La biblioteca está al lado de la iglesia.)
🔹 There’s a nice café in the square. (Hay una cafetería bonita en la plaza.)
⚠️ Important Notes / ¡Notas importantes!
🔹 Usa preposiciones como near, next to, behind, in front of para ubicar cosas.
🔹 Puedes combinar estas expresiones con lugares comunes (school, park, supermarket).
🔹 En inglés se suele usar the antes del lugar: the bank, the corner, the city center.
🎓 Practice Time! / ¡Hora de Práctica!
Completa con la expresión correcta:
- The restaurant is ___ the cinema. (al lado de)
- The bus stop is ___ the building. (enfrente de)
- The park is ___ my school. (cerca de)
- The pharmacy is ___ the bakery. (detrás de)
- The hotel is ___ the city center. (en)
✅ Answers / Respuestas
- next to
- in front of
- near
- behind
- in


