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Find Your School Things in Spanish

Helping your child find their school supplies is a great way to practice location words (prepositions) and the names of common objects in Spanish.

What you'll learn

Tu libro está sobre la mesa.
Your book is on the table.
'Sobre' means on or on top of.
Tu lápiz está debajo de la silla.
Your pencil is under the chair.
'Debajo de' always needs 'de' before the noun.
Tu lonchera está en tu mochila.
Your lunchbox is in your school bag.
'En' can mean both 'in' and 'on' depending on context.
Tu botella está al lado de tu mochila.
Your bottle is next to your bag.
'Al lado de' is a common phrase for 'beside' or 'next to'.
Tu mochila está detrás de la puerta.
Your bag is behind the door.
'Detrás de' indicates position in the back.
Tu regla está sobre el escritorio.
Your ruler is on the desk.
'Escritorio' is specifically a writing desk.
Tus zapatos están debajo de la cama.
Your shoes are under the bed.
Notice we use 'están' because 'zapatos' is plural.
Tu goma está en tu estuche.
Your rubber is in your pencil case.
'Goma' is used for eraser/rubber in Spain; 'borrador' is common in Latin America.

Tildi plays every phrase out loud, tests you in five-minute lessons and builds them into bedtime stories from your own picture books.

Mochila

School bag / Backpack

A very common word for school children.

Lonchera

Lunchbox

Derived from the English word 'lunch'.

Estuche

Pencil case

Used for carrying pens, pencils, and erasers.

Regla

Ruler

Also means 'rule' in other contexts.

In Spanish, we use the verb 'estar' to talk about where people or things are located temporarily.

Use	Form	Example
Singular (It is)	está	El libro está...
Plural (They are)	están	Los zapatos están...

These words help you describe exactly where an object is sitting.

¿Dónde está mi mochila?

Where is my school bag?

A common question for kids to ask.

Está al lado de la silla.

It is next to the chair.

Short response using 'está'.