Question about stating positions of something in Spanish.
I was looking at the word "hey" tonight, and came across these two sentences.
1: Hay dos baños en mi casa.- There are two baths in my house.
2: Hay un libro y una pluma en la mesa. - There is one book and one pen on the table.
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I am confused as they both seem to use "en" to state the location of the objects, but "in" and "on " are different places,
How can the objects be "en (in) mi casa", but still be "en (on) la mesa"? Does Spanish not have different words for "on" and "in "?
Please could you reply in English if possible as I have only been learning Spanish a couple of weeks.
Gracias.
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Answers · 6
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In spanish "en" can mean both "in" and "on" even "at"
en la oficina-> at the office
this is why for spanish speakers those 3 are confusing while learning english ^^ we do have other words to make it clear while describing a location like sobre (on) and dentro (in/inside) or adentro
sobre la mesa
dentro de la casa
while "en" can be more general you can usually tell the location by context or logic.
Hay leche en el refrigerador -> There is milk in the fridge
(even without making it clear about the location it's most probably that the milk is INSIDE the fridge than OVER it)
same with 'solid' surfaces when we say "en la mesa" "en la cama" "en el sofa" it probably means that something is over it (on) and not inside it (in).
hope it makes sense ^^ greetings~
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On the table -> sobre la mesa. (quiere decir que algo esta arriba de la mesa)
In the house -> en la casa (quiere decir que algo esta en la casa)
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