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Where is it in Spanish
Justin is on the phone with Amanda. Yako is somewhere in the café doorway.
You'll ask where someone is, and say here, there, or next to something.
Yako counts as both here and over there. The café is not where Justin is standing. The doorway makes both true.
By the end of this lesson
Ask where someone is, and say here, there, or next to something.
- ¿Dónde está ___?Where is ___?
- ¿Dónde estás?Where are you?
- Está aquíIt's here
- ___ no está aquí___ isn't here
- Está alláIt's over there
- Está al lado de ___It's next to ___
- ¿___ está cerca de aquí?Is ___ near here?
Scene — on the phone
Justin is on the street with his phone. Amanda is inside Café Laurel, and Yako is in the doorway.
From the street, the doorway is both here and over there. Justin still cannot see the café itself.
Learn — here and there
Seven lines for where someone or something is.
Tap play and say each line out loud before you move on.
¿Dónde está ___?
Where is ___?
When to use it: Ask this about a person or a thing.
The blank is who or what you cannot see.
Say it: DON-deh ehs-TAH
¿Dónde estás?
Where are you?
When to use it: Ask this of the person you are talking to.
Estás is you. Está is for someone else.
Say it: DON-deh ehs-TAHS
Está aquí
It's here
When to use it: Say this when it is on your side.
Aquí is the place right by the speaker.
Say it: ehs-TAH ah-KEE
___ no está aquí
___ isn't here
When to use it: Say this when the person or thing is somewhere else.
The blank is the missing person or thing.
Say it: noh ehs-TAH ah-KEE
Está allá
It's over there
When to use it: Say this when you can point farther away.
Allá is farther than aquí.
Say it: ehs-TAH ah-YAH
Está al lado de ___
It's next to ___
When to use it: Say this when it is beside something.
The blank is the thing it sits beside.
Say it: ehs-TAH ahl LAH-doh deh
¿___ está cerca de aquí?
Is ___ near here?
When to use it: Ask this when you only need near or not.
The blank is the place you are looking for.
Say it: ehs-TAH SEHR-kah deh ah-KEE
Story — Yako in the door
Follow the phone call. Yako is in the doorway, so here and there both fit.
Tap Play the scene, and turn on Show English if a line is new.
- Justin is outside Café Laurel, on the phone with Yako, looking for him.
Justin¿Dónde estás?Where are you?
Yako¡Aquí!Here!- Amanda spots Yako in the doorway, half in and half out.
AmandaEstá aquí. Está al lado de la puerta.He's here. He's next to the door.- Justin¿Dónde está el café?Where is the coffee place?
- AmandaEstá allá.It's over there.
- Justin¿El café está cerca de aquí?Is the coffee place near here?
- AmandaSí, pero el café no está aquí.Yes, but the coffee place isn't here.
- Amanda¿Vamos al café?Shall we go to the coffee place?
- JustinAl rato.In a bit.
Practice — find Yako
Ten short exercises. You'll listen, sort here from there, and ask where someone is.
Try again if you miss. The reason shows after the answer.
0 of 10 done
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Match the pairs
Spanish
Está aquíDrop the English hereEstá alláDrop the English hereEstá al lado de ___Drop the English here___ no está aquíDrop the English hereEnglish
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
¿Dónde estás?
Fill the gap
Fill the gap
It's here
Está ____
What do you say?
What do you say?
You are on the street. Ask if the café is near you.
Sort them
Close
Somewhere else
What do you say?
What do you say?
Amanda wants you this minute, and you cannot look yet.
Build the line
Build the line
Where are you?
¿ ?
Tap the words in order.
What do you say?
What do you say?
You will look, but not this minute. Say later.
Which one doesn’t belong?
Which one doesn’t belong?
Say it — ask where
You are Justin, on the phone. Yako is in the doorway.
Tap the microphone for your line. Tap ▶ to hear it first. The recording stays on your device.
- Justin (you)Ask Yako where he is.
Ask Yako where he is.
¿Dónde estás?
Where are you?
0 of 4 said
Recap — what you can say now
| Spanish | English | Play |
|---|---|---|
| ¿Dónde está ___? | Where is ___? | |
| ¿Dónde estás? | Where are you? | |
| Está aquí | It's here | |
| ___ no está aquí | ___ isn't here | |
| Está allá | It's over there | |
| Está al lado de ___ | It's next to ___ | |
| ¿___ está cerca de aquí? | Is ___ near here? |
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