Travel 3
¿Dónde estás?
You already saw how estar can be used to describe temporary conditions. You can also use estar to talk about the location of places, objects, or people.
Nosotras estamos en el parque.
We are in the park.
El hospital está en la ciudad.
The hospital is in the city.
Al and del
In Spanish, you never say de el. Instead, these words are combined together into del.
Estamos cerca del café ahora.
We are close to the cafe now.
Similarly, a and el are always combined together into al.
Quiero ir al aeropuerto en la mañana.
I want to go to the airport in the morning.
But de and a don't combine with la, los, or las.
Estamos cerca de la calle.
We are close to the street.
¿Por qué no quieres ir a los parques?
Why don't you want to go to the parks?