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Cerca de Tu Casa - Near Your House

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Key vocab

  • Pequeño - small.
  • En las afueras - on the outskirts.
  • Un pueblo - a town.
  • Una ciudad - a city.
  • Red de transporte público - means of transport.
  • Cerca - near.
  • Al lado de - next to.
  • Delante de - in front of.
  • Detrás de - behind.
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Dónde vivo

  • Vivo en las afueras de Londres.
    • I live on the outskirts of London.
  • Hay un restaurante cerca de mi casa (🏠).
    • There is a restaurant close to my house.
  • En mi pueblo no hay un buen red de transporte público.
    • In my town there are not good means of transport.
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La ubicación de la casa (🏠)

  • ¿Dónde está tu casa exactamente?
    • Where exactly is your house?
  • Vivo en las afueras de Madrid, el centro está a veinte minutos en tren (🚆).
    • I live on the outskirts of Madrid, the centre is only twenty minutes by train.
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Cerca de mi casa (🏠)

  • ¿Qué hay cerca de tu casa (🏠)?
    • What is there near your house?
  • Vivo en un pequeño pueblo que no tiene mucho, pero cerca de mi casa (🏠) hay una tienda y la comisaría.
    • I live in a small town that does not have much, but near my house there is a shop and the police station.

La Ubicación de Tu Casa - The Location of Your House

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Key vocab

  • El norte - north.
  • El oeste - west.
  • El sur - south.
  • El este - east.
  • El sureste - southeast.
  • El noreste- - northeast.
  • El suroeste - southwest.
  • El noroeste - northwest.
  • El lugar, el sitio - place.
  • A un paso (de) - a few steps away.
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El lugar

  • El lugar está situado en el norte de Inglaterra.
    • The place is situated in the north of England.
  • Mi casa está situada en el noroeste de España.
    • My house is situated in the northwest of Spain.
  • Mi pueblo se encuentra en el sureste de Francia.
    • My village is located in the southeast of France.
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Tu casa

  • ¿Dónde está tu casa?
    • Where is your house?
  • Mi casa se encuentra en un pueblo en el sureste de Inglaterra.
    • My house is located in a town in the southeast of England.

By, With, From, To

Prepositions are words that come directly before another word to express the relationship between the words that come before or after it.

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En - in

  • 'En' is used to show location, time or how something is done.
    • E.g. Estoy en mi casa.
      • I am in my house.
    • E.g. Tengo una reunión en una hora.
      • I have a meeting in an hour.
    • E.g. Vamos en avión.
      • We are going by plane.
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Hacia - towards, about

  • 'Hacia' is used to show movement or opinion towards something and the rough time.
    • Corrí hacia mi casa.
      • I ran towards my house.
    • Nuestra responsabilidad hacia el medio ambiente.
      • Our responsibility towards the environment.
    • Hacia medianoche.
      • At about midnight.
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Hasta - until, as far as

  • 'Hasta' is used in a lot of idiomatic expressions, mostly to do with saying goodbye.
    • Hasta luego, hasta mañana
      • Until later (goodbye), until tomorrow.
  • It is also used to show a time limit.
    • La tienda está abierta hasta las tres.
      • The shop is open until 3.
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Según - according to

  • 'Según' means according to, it is normally followed by a noun.
    • E.g. Según el autor.
      • According to the author.
    • E.g. Según la encuesta.
      • According to the survey.
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Sin - without

  • 'Sin' means without, it can be followed by a noun or a verb.
    • E.g. Sin saberlo.
      • Without knowing it.
    • E.g. Sin perjuicio.
      • Without prejudice.
  • It is also used in certain phrases:
    • E.g. Sin embargo - however.
    • E.g. Sin duda - certainly (without a doubt).
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Cerca - Near

  • 'Cerca' means near, it can be followed by a noun or a verb.
    • E.g. Cerca de mi casa hay una tienda.
      • Near my house there is a shop.
    • Puedo caminar hasta la escuela porque está cerca.
      • I can walk to school because it is close.

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1The Basics

2Current & Future Study & Employment

3Identity & Culture

3.1Me, My Family & Friends

3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations

3.3Technology in Everyday Life

3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations

3.5Free Time Activities

3.6Free Time Activities - Translations

3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations

4Areas of Interest

4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region

4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations

4.3Social Issues

4.4Social Issues - Translations

4.5Global Issues

4.6Global Issues - Translations

4.7Travel & Tourism

4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations

5Listening Practice

6Common Tenses

7Important Verbs

8Advanced Tenses

9Extra Grammar

9.1Articles

9.2Negatives

9.3Nouns

9.4Asking Questions

9.5Adjectives

9.6Adverbs

9.7Conjunctions

9.8Pronouns

9.9By, With, From, Of

9.10Verbs

9.11Comparisons

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