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Everything Finds Its Place in Spanish
Help your child organize their school supplies while learning how to describe movement and location in Spanish. This guide focuses on putting items away and stating where they are.
What you'll learn
- Learn vocabulary for school essentials like backpacks and lunchboxes
- Use the preposition 'en' for both 'in' and 'on'
- Distinguish between action (putting something) and state (being somewhere)
Spanish phrases for everything finds its place
Pon tu libro de lectura en la mochila.
Put your reading book into the school bag.
'Pon' is the command form of 'poner' (to put).
Pon la manzana en la fiambrera.
Put the apple into the lunchbox.
'Fiambrera' is a common term for lunchbox.
Pon tu marcapáginas en el libro.
Put your bookmark into the book.
'Marcapáginas' is the same in singular and plural.
Pon tu fiambrera sobre la mesa.
Put your lunchbox onto the table.
'Sobre' specifically means 'on top of'.
Pon tu bolsa de deporte en el banco.
Put your sports bag onto the bench.
'Bolsa de deporte' literally means 'bag of sport'.
Pon tu ropa del colegio sobre la cama.
Put your school clothes onto the bed.
'Ropa del colegio' refers to school clothes or uniform.
Tu libro de lectura está en la mochila.
Your reading book is in the school bag.
'Está' is used for temporary location.
Tu fiambrera está en la mesa.
Your lunchbox is on the table.
'En' is used here to show a stationary location.
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Try it free for 7 daysKey words
mochila
backpack / school bag
A feminine noun: la mochila.
fiambrera
lunchbox
In some regions, 'lonchera' is also used.
marcapáginas
bookmark
A compound word: marcar (to mark) + páginas (pages).
sobre
on / over
Useful when you want to be more specific than 'en'.
Movement vs. Location
Spanish uses the preposition 'en' for both destination (putting something in) and location (being in). To distinguish them, focus on the verb: 'poner' implies movement, while 'estar' indicates where something sits.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Action (Put) | Poner + en / sobre | Pon el libro en la mesa. |
| Location (Is) | Estar + en / sobre | El libro está en la mesa. |
More examples
¿Dónde está mi estuche?
Where is my pencil case?
Using 'estar' to ask for location.
Pon el estuche dentro de la mochila.
Put the pencil case inside the backpack.
'Dentro de' is a precise way to say 'inside'.