Sentence examples of "a" in Spanish

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Fui al aeropuerto en taxi. I went to the airport by taxi.
Al menos te pude ver. At least I got to see you.
Él te aconsejará al respecto. He will advise you on that matter.
Tom le teme al compromiso. Tom is afraid of commitment.
Tom se cayó al barro. Tom fell into the mud.
¿Tomas té habitualmente al desayuno? Do you usually have tea for breakfast?
El cazador mató al elefante. The elephant was killed by the hunter.
Mantén al gato lejos del diván. Keep the cat off the couch.
Ella gana 30 dólares al día. She earns 30 dollars per day.
No tires nada al suelo. Don't throw anything onto the floor.
He ido hoy al médico. Today, I went to the doctor's.
Faltaban al menos treinta estudiantes. At least thirty students were absent.
Visitaré al señor Brown mañana. I'll call on Mr Brown tomorrow.
Conozco al presidente del comité. I am acquainted with the chairman of the committee.
No tires piedras al río. Don't throw stones into the river.
Él sustituyó al jugador lesionado. He substituted for the injured player.
Un auto chocó al perro. The dog was hit by a car.
Al salir del cuarto, apagó la luz. Leaving the room, he turned off the light.
Mi esposo gana 100.000 euros al año. My husband makes 100,000 euros per year.
Carl Sagan reunió información sobre nuestro planeta en un disco y lo envió al espacio, con el fin de que otros seres inteligentes lo encuentren. Carl Sagan gathered information about our planet onto a disk and sent it into space, so that other intelligent beings would find it.
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