This document lists and defines common Portuguese prepositions of place, including across from/in front of, behind, between, upstairs, downstairs, far from, near/close to/next to, on the corner, on the left, on the right, on, and under. It then provides examples of how to use some of these prepositions to describe locations, such as describing where a park is located on a particular street in relation to other landmarks.
This document lists and defines common Portuguese prepositions of place, including across from/in front of, behind, between, upstairs, downstairs, far from, near/close to/next to, on the corner, on the left, on the right, on, and under. It then provides examples of how to use some of these prepositions to describe locations, such as describing where a park is located on a particular street in relation to other landmarks.
This document lists and defines common Portuguese prepositions of place, including across from/in front of, behind, between, upstairs, downstairs, far from, near/close to/next to, on the corner, on the left, on the right, on, and under. It then provides examples of how to use some of these prepositions to describe locations, such as describing where a park is located on a particular street in relation to other landmarks.
Across from/in front of – Na frente (do outro lado da rua)
Behind – Atrás Between – No meio/entre Upstairs – No andar de cima Downstairs – No andar de baixo Far from – Longe de Near/close to/next to – Perto/ao lado de On the corner – Na esquina On the left – À esquerda de On the right – À direita de On – Em cima Under - Embaixo A: Excuse me, is there a park in this neighborhood? B: Yes, there is. There's one on Dutra Avenue. A: Where is it on Dutra Avenue? B: It's between a mall and a store, across from a museum. Function
Where’s ...? CNA is on Belmira Avenue, between a bank and an empty building, it's across from a drugstore.
The event hall in CNA is upstairs, on the third floor.
My office is downstairs, on the ground/first floor.