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How to Say "suburbs" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “suburbs” is “afueras” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounB1
Residential areas outside the center
A simple colorful storybook illustration showing the transition zone between a dense city and open countryside. On one side are tall, colorful buildings, and on the other are rolling green hills and a few isolated small houses.

Examples

Mi casa está en las afueras, lejos del ruido del centro.

My house is on the outskirts, far from the city center noise.

Tuvimos que manejar a las afueras para encontrar un estacionamiento gratuito.

We had to drive to the suburbs to find free parking.

Las afueras de Madrid son muy verdes y tranquilas.

The outskirts of Madrid are very green and quiet.

Always Plural

Even if you are talking about just one city's outskirts, 'afueras' is always used in the plural form (las afueras).

Using the Singular

Mistake: “La afuera de la ciudad.”

Correction: Las afueras de la ciudad. Remember that this word is fixed in the plural form.

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