Simple (One-Word) Prepositions

Spanish Prepositions English Equivalents

a at, to
ante before, in the face of, in the presence of
bajo under, below
con with
contra against, in exchange for
de of, about, from
desde since, from
durante during, for
en in, into, by, inside, within, at
entre between, among, amongst
excepto except (for)
hacia towards, about, around
hasta as far as, up to, until, till
mediante by means of
para for, in order to, toward
por because of, (in order) to, for, by, through, per
según according to, depending on
sin without
sobre on (top of), over, above, about, upon
tras after (later in time / in search of), behind (on the other side of)
Complex (Multi-Word) Prepositions

Spanish Prepositions English Equivalents

además de as well as, in addition to, besides
al lado de beside
alrededor de around, about
antes de, delante de before
a pesar de despite
cerca de near, close (to)
con respecto a in respect of
de acuerdo con in accordance with
debajo de under, underneath
delante de in front of
dentro de in, inside, into, within
encima de on (top of), above, over
(en) frente a/de opposite, towards
fuera de, a excepción de except for, apart from
junto a next to, right by, near