Lesson 7.3.1 · ¿Dónde queda?
🧭 Directions & Position
Whether you're guiding a taxista or telling someone where the bathroom is, these direction and position words come up constantly.
Sub-lessons
Break this lesson into focused chunks. Each sub-lesson has its own Memory Lab — active recall, mnemonics, elaboration, interleaved review, and shadowing — scoped to just those words.
Left, right, and straight
'Derecha' (right) and 'derecho' (straight) sound nearly identical — context saves you. 'Siga derecho, luego a la derecha' = keep going straight, then to the right.
left
right
straight
forward / ahead
backward / behind
Example sentences
Hoy estoy izquierda.
Today I feel left.
Mi amigo es muy derecha.
My friend is very right.
La comida está derecho.
The food is straight.
Mini-diálogo
Mi amigo es muy izquierda.
My friend is very left.
La comida está derecha.
The food is right.
Position words
Use 'al lado de' for 'next to', 'detrás de' for 'behind', and 'cerca de' for 'near'. 'Libre' on a taxi sign means it's available.
behind
beside
near
free / available
Brazil
Brazilian
Example sentences
Hoy estoy detrás.
Today I feel behind.
Siempre digo: "al lado".
I always say, "beside."
La comida está cerca.
The food is near.
Mini-diálogo
Mi amigo es muy detrás.
My friend is very behind.
Una persona amable diría: "al lado".
A kind person would say, "beside."
Memory lab
Five research-backed techniques — active recall, mnemonics, elaboration, interleaving, and production — applied to this lesson's vocabulary. Your progress trains a spaced-repetition schedule under the hood.
Force the answer from memory before peeking. The struggle is the workout — that's the testing effect.
Recall from English
near
Practice exercises
Test what stuck. Multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank — pulled live from this lesson's vocabulary.
brasileño
forward / ahead
Brasil
free / available
beside
right
Fill the blank
La comida está _____.
The food is straight.
Fill the blank
Hoy estoy _____.
Today I feel behind.
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