| ___ al lado | cerca |
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| next [to] | close[to] |
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| lado side |
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| al lado [de] close [to] | next [to] | near =Fr. à côté [de] |
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| Él vive al lado He lives next [to us] |
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| al lado de la cama near the bed | next to the bed |
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| al otro lado [de] on the other side [of] |
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| lado a lado side by side |
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| cerca [de] near | close[to] =Fr. près [de] |
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| Vivián cerca del mar They were living close to the sea |
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| El museo está cerca The museum is near |
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| cerca de about |
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| Hay cerca de cien hombres aquí There are about one hundred men here |
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