siguiente vs después. both mean "after" so what is the difference ?
siguiente vs después. both have translation after so when do you use one over the other ?
Posted Jun 30, 2021, 8:20 PM UTC
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They do not mean the same! You use siguiente mostly when talking about something or someone. I give u this example: remember that tv show about dating people, next? When a guy wouldnt do it ok, girl said "neeext" haha. In that case, next means lit. Siguiente. Or think bout being at the airport waitin, and there is a guy before you. Employee finishes with him, then says "next please" You say después when talking about doing something after you did something. Its more about time itself. Voy a comer y despues darme una ducha. (Im having dinner and after that im having a shower)
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thank you
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Siguiente is more like the next one on the list, the one that follows, etc
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Siguiente is an adjective (next, following), después is an adverb (afterwards). Saludos!
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Think of it as:
• Seguir - to follow, thus > siguiente = following
• Después = after
• Próxima = next
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Thank you
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You're welcome. If you can connect these words to concepts (like a spider web), they'll be much easier to learn and remember. Anterior - Previous, thus Antes = Before. Después = After. Antes and Después go together. Same with primero (first) and ultimo (last).
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Siguiente actually means next and después means after.
Thank you so i can say
Después de la cena iré de compras (i will go shopping after dinner)
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tengo la esquela semana siguiente ( i have school next week)
Tengo escuela (not la, not esquela) , but "tengo clases" sounds more natural. And its LA semana siguiente, so Tengo escuela/tengo clases la semana siguiente
Thank you :)
I will add you can also say “la semana que viene”, “el mes que viene”, etc
Thank you again. This subreddit is great!