Spanish · B1 · Family moment
Make Room Together in Spanish
This guide helps you and your child organize a bedroom workspace by using prepositions of place and verbs that describe both the action of putting things away and their final location.
What you'll learn
- Use prepositions of place like 'encima de', 'detrás de', and 'entre'
- Distinguish between action verbs (colgar, poner) and state verbs (estar)
- Describe the arrangement of furniture and school supplies
Spanish phrases for make room together
Cuelga el póster de tu proyecto en la pared.
Hang your project poster on the wall.
'Cuelga' is the imperative (command) form of 'colgar'.
Tu póster del proyecto ahora está colgado en la pared.
Your project poster is hanging on the wall now.
'Está colgado' describes the state/location using the past participle.
Pon la cesta detrás de la silla.
Put the basket behind the chair.
'Pon' is the short imperative form of 'poner'.
La cesta ahora está detrás de la silla.
The basket is standing behind the chair now.
Spanish uses 'estar' for location, whereas English might specify 'standing'.
Cuelga tu cuadro encima del escritorio.
Hang your picture above the desk.
'Encima de' means on top of or above.
Tu cuadro ahora está colgado encima del escritorio.
Your picture is hanging above the desk now.
Note the agreement: 'cuadro' and 'colgado' are both masculine.
Pon tu cuaderno delante del ordenador y tu regla entre los libros.
Lay your notebook in front of the computer and your ruler between the books.
'Delante de' (in front of) and 'entre' (between) are essential spatial markers.
Tu cuaderno está delante del ordenador y tu regla está entre los libros.
Your notebook is lying in front of the computer, and your ruler is lying between the books.
Spanish uses 'está' to cover both 'lying' and 'standing' for inanimate objects.
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Escritorio
Desk
Commonly used for a study or office desk.
Pared
Wall
A feminine noun: 'la pared'.
Cesta
Basket
Often used for trash or storage.
Ordenador / Computadora
Computer
'Ordenador' is common in Spain; 'Computadora' is common in Latin America.
Placement (Action) vs. Location (State)
In Spanish, we use active verbs like 'poner' (to put) or 'colgar' (to hang) to move an object. To describe where it is located afterward, we use the verb 'estar' (to be) followed by a preposition or a past participle.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Action (Destination) | Poner / Colgar | Pon el libro aquí. |
| Location (State) | Estar + Preposition | El libro está aquí. |
Prepositions of Place
These compound prepositions require 'de' when followed by a noun, except for 'entre'.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Behind | Detrás de | Detrás de la puerta. |
| In front of | Delante de | Delante de la mesa. |
| Between | Entre | Entre las carpetas. |
More examples
¿Dónde pongo la lámpara?
Where do I put the lamp?
Using the present tense to ask for instruction.
Ponla encima de la estantería.
Put it on top of the bookshelf.
The pronoun 'la' refers to 'la lámpara'.
El lápiz está entre los papeles.
The pencil is between the papers.
Example of 'entre' without 'de'.