English–Spanish
“on top of” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/enˈθima/
Example
El gato está encima del sofá.
The cat is on top of the sofa.
How to say “on top of” in Spanish
“On top of” in Spanish is encima.
A thing resting on or immediately above another thing's surface.
Example sentences with encima
Pon el plato encima de la mesa.
Put the plate on top of the table.
Tips for using encima
- In everyday use it commonly appears as encima de + noun for location, and it can also function alone in discourse to add an extra point rather than describe position only.