| A | B |
| las afueras | the outskirts of a city |
| el almacen | the warehouse |
| el apartamento | the apartment |
| el banco | the bank |
| la biblioteca | the library |
| la calle / la avenida | the street / avenue |
| el campo | the field / the countryside |
| el centro | downtown |
| el centro comercial | the shopping center |
| el cine | the movie theater |
| la comisaria | the police station |
| la comunidad | the community |
| el correo | the post office |
| el cuartel de bomberos | the fire station |
| el parque de bomberos | the fire station |
| el edificio | the building |
| la estacion de trenes | the train station |
| la farmacia | the pharmacy |
| la gasolinera | the gas station |
| el hospital | the hospital |
| el hotel | the hotel |
| la iglesia | the church |
| el lugar | the place |
| el mercado | the market |
| la mezquita | the mosque |
| la montana | the mountain |
| el monumento | the monument |
| el museo | the museum |
| la panaderia | the bread store |
| el parque | the park |
| la piscina | the pool |
| la playa | the beach |
| la plaza | the town square |
| la policia | the police |
| el pueblo | the town |
| el restaurante | the restaurant |
| la sinagoga | the sinagogue |
| el supermercado | the supermarket |
| el teatro | the theater |
| el templo | the temple |
| la tienda | the store |
| la universidad | the university |
| estar | to be (physical location) |
| a la derecha (de) | to the right of |
| a la izquierda (de) | to the left of |
| al lado (de) | to the side of |
| adonde | to where? |
| alla | there |
| aqui esta(n) | here it is / here they are |
| cerca (de) | close to |
| debajo (de) | under |
| delante (de) | in front of |
| detras (de) | behind |
| donde | where |
| en el medio (de) | in the middle of |
| encima (de) | on top of |
| enfrente (de) | in front of |
| entre | between |
| hay | there is / there are |
| lejos (de) | far (from) |
| En donde se puede comprar zapatos? | Where can you buy shoes? |
| En donde se puede comprar pan? | Where can you buy bread? |
| En donde se puede comprar sellos? | Where can you buy stamps? |
| Adonde va usted? | Where are you going (formal)? |
| Adonde vas? | Where are you going (informal)? |
| Vas al supermercado? | Are you going to the supermarket? |
| Vamos al correo? | Are we going to the post office? |
| Donde esta la iglesia? | Where is the church? |
| Donde esta la mezquita? | Where is the mosque? |
| Donde esta la sinagoga? | Where is the sinagogue? |
| Vamos al cine. | We are going to the movies. |
| floreria | flower shop |
| libreria | library |
| tienda de comestibles | food store |
| joyeria | jewelry store |
| aeropuerto | airport |
| viajar | to travel |
| comer | to eat |
| comprar | to buy |
| zapateria | shoe store |
| pasteleria | pastry shop |
| peluqueria | salon or barber shop |
| muebleria | furniture store |
| zocalo | town square (in Mexico) |
| jugueteria | toy store |
| dulceria | candy store |