lejos
adverbCEFR A2High frequency
What does “lejos” mean in English?
far, far away
Example sentences
El aeropuerto está lejos.
The airport is far away.
Vivo lejos del centro.
I live far from the centre.
La escuela no está lejos.
The school is not far away.
How to use it
Lejos means far or far away. Use lejos de before a noun: lejos de casa.
Common mistake
Lejos is the opposite of cerca. Do not add a gender ending; it does not become leja or lejo.