Aula 11 - Prepositions of place

Prepositions of place is used to say a thing and its place. We always use them day-by-day.

On - em cima (The ball is on the box)
In (into) - dentro (The ball is into the box)
Under - embaixo (The ball is under the box)
Above - acima (The ball is above the box)
Below - abaixo (The ball is below the box)
Beside - ao lado (The ball is beside the box)
Behind - atrás (The ball is behind the box)
In front of - a frente (The ball is in front of the box)
On the right of - à direita de (The ball is on the right of the box)
On the left of - à esquerda de (The ball is on the left of the box)
Between - entre duas coisas (The ball is between the boxes)
Among - entre várias coisas (The ball is among the boxes)

Aula 8 - Prepositions: at/on/in

A reader asked it on Whatsapp about how to use prepositions at, on and in. Let's see:




TIME USING 

At - more specific
Use: hours and period of time
Ex: at night, at noon, at 3h30 pm

On - more or less specific
Use: days of the week and months
Ex: on january, on december, on wednesday

In - less specific
Use: years, seasons of the year and century
Ex: in 1932, in 21st century, in autumm


PLACE USING

At - more specific
Use: completed adress, specific places
Ex: at home, at Extra Supermarket, at 233 Paulista Avenue

On - more or less specific
Use: name of streets and avenue
Ex: on Paulista Avenue, on Sé Square

In - less specific
Use: continents, countries, states, provinces, cities etc related to it,
Ex: in Africa, in Brazil, in Tatuapé etc.