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Contractions for AL & DEL?

Only 2 contractions in Spanish. AL & DEL

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a+el = al
de+el = del

Los niños van al colegio. Voy al supermercado.
Ellas vienen del gimnasio. Es el perro del vecino.

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El vs. Él

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el = the
él = he

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Muy vs. Mucho

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Muy (only one form) = Very
- Use before an adjective or adverb.
Tus amigas son muy locas.
Mis calcetines están muy sucios.

Mucho = a lot, a lot of, much, many
- It is an adjective or adverb and usually goes before a noun.
It has a gender and singular/plural.
- Mucho/mucha (a lot, a lot of, much)
- Muchos/muchas (a lot, a lot of, many)
Hace mucho calor.
Hay mucha comida en la mesa.
Mi hijo tiene muchos zapatos.
Hay muchas casas viejas en mi barrio.
Mi esposo trabaja mucho. (Adverb)

Muchísimo = more than a lot, “very, very” or “lots and lots of”, “many, many”.
-Muchísimo/Muchísima
-Muchísimos/Muchísimas
Esta mañana hace Muchísimo frío.
Tengo Muchísima sed, porque corrí 10 kilómetros.

Opposite or Mucho is Poco.
-Poco/Poca
-Pocos/Pocas

Your friends are very crazy. My socks are very dirty.
It’s really hot. There’s a lot of food on the table. My son has a lot of shoes. There are a lot of old houses in my neighborhood. My husband works a lot.
It’s very cold this morning. I am very, very thirsty, because I ran 10 kilometers.

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Preposicion:
detrás de

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in back of

El perro está detrás del cartero.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
delante de

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in front of

El perro está delante del hombre.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
al lado de

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beside

El perro está al lado de los huesos.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
entre

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between

El hueso está entre los dos perros.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
enfrente de

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in front of

El hueso está enfrente del perro.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
sobre

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“over” or “above” or “upon”

El perro azul está sobre el perro amarillo.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
debajo de

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under

El perro amarillo está debajo del perro azul.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
dentro de

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“inside” or “within”

El perro está dentro de la cama. Hay un termómetro en su boca.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
en

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“in” or “on”

El perro está dentro de la cama. Hay un termómetro en su boca.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
encima de

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on top of

El perro está encima de la mesa. La mujer tiene saliva en su cara.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
alrededor de

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around

Los niños están jugando alrededore del árbol.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
fuera de

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outside

El perro está fuera de la casa.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.

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Preposicion:
lejos de

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far from

Ellos viajarán lejos de aquí.

Preposition: expressing a relation to another. Ex. after, for, above, across, along, between, near, upon, within, with, beside, etc.