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¿Dónde estás?​

You already saw how estar can be used to describe temporary conditions. You can also use estar to talk about the location of places, objects, or people. ​

Nosotras estamos en el parque.
We are in the park.
El hospital está en la ciudad.
The hospital is in the city.​

Al and del

In Spanish, you never say de el. Instead, these words are combined together into del.​

Estamos cerca del café ahora.
We are close to the cafe now.

Similarly, a and el are always combined together into al.​

Quiero ir al aeropuerto en la mañana.
I want to go to the airport in the morning.

But de and a don't combine with la, los, or las.

Estamos cerca de la calle.
We are close to the street.

¿Por qué no quieres ir a los parques?
Why don't you want to go to the parks?