How to Say "far-off" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “far-off” is “lejano” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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describing a place
Examples
El pueblo más cercano está lejano; tardaremos dos horas en llegar.
The nearest town is far; it will take us two hours to arrive.
La casa lejana que vimos era muy antigua.
The distant house we saw was very old.
Necesitamos un telescopio para ver las estrellas lejanas.
We need a telescope to see the distant stars.
Adjective Agreement
'Lejano' changes its ending to match the noun it describes. Remember: 'el lugar lejano' (masculine, singular) but 'las montañas lejanas' (feminine, plural).
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