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There are quite a few commonly used Spanish verbs whose meaning includes a preposition, such as “to”, “of”, “out”, etc. Many beginners will make the mistake of adding the Spanish preposition after these verbs. Be sure to memorize this list!

apagar – to turn off
aprobar - to approve of
bajar – to go down
buscar – to look for
caerse – to fall down
conocer – to be acquainted with
elegir – to choose to
encender – to turn on
envolver – to wrap up
escuchar - to listen to
esperar – to hope for,wait for
lograr – to succeed in
merecer - to deserve to
mirar – to look at
pagar - to pay for
pedir - to ask for
poder - to be able to
preferir – to prefer to
sacar – to take out
subir – to go up

Here is a list of some common Spanish phrases and expressions that begin with “A”.

a causa de – because of
a eso de – at about
a fin de que – so that
a pesar de – in spite of
a la vez - at the same time
a lo lejos – in the distance
a menos que – unless
a menudo – frequently
a no ser que – unless
a propósito - by the way
a tiempo – on time
a través de – across
a un lado – to one side
a una voz – unanimously
ahora mismo – right now
al aire libre – outdoors
al azar - by chance
al fin - at last
al menos – at least
al otro lado de - on the other side of
al parecer - apparently
al principio – at the beginning
ante todo – first of all
antes que - rather than
aparte de eso – aside from that
así pues - therefore
así y todo - in spite of that
aun así - even so