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How to say "next" in Spanish

próximo
PROHK-see-moh · /ˈpɾok.si.mo/
adjectivefeminine: próximagoes before the noun

"Next" in Spanish is próximo, or próxima before a feminine noun. It usually goes in front of the noun: el próximo lunes (next Monday), la próxima semana (next week). You'll also hear que viene after the noun: el lunes que viene.

Hear "próximo" in real movie scenes

A commercial break and a quick question. Each video starts and stops on that line.

Sí, después del próximo comercial.
Yes, after the next commercial.
Not now, but one step later: próximo points to whatever comes next in line.
From Pura sangre · Spanish audio
¿La próxima?
The next one?
This one won't fit anymore, so the question jumps to the one after it. The noun is left out, but it's feminine, so the adjective is próxima.
From Sólo para parejas · Spanish audio

Next week, next time: phrases with próximo

Most of them have a que viene twin with the same meaning.

SpanishEnglish
el próximo lunes / el lunes que vienenext Monday
la próxima semana / la semana que vienenext week
el próximo año / el año que vienenext year
la próxima veznext time
¡Hasta la próxima!Until next time!
al día siguientethe next day, the day after
Tip: When it's the next person's turn at a counter, you'll hear ¡El siguiente!, which means next!

Grammar: próximo, próxima

Four points for talking about what comes next.

Before the noun

Unlike most adjectives, próximo usually comes first: el próximo tren, la próxima ciudad.

Four forms

próximo, próxima, próximos, próximas: los próximos días, the next few days.

Siguiente for the one after

Use siguiente for what follows something else, often in a story: al día siguiente, the next day.

The x says ks

PROHK-see-moh, with the stress on the first syllable, right where the accent sits.

Example sentences

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Yo prefiero el próximo lunes.
I prefer next Monday.
El próximo lunes empieza el invierno.
Winter starts next Monday.
Te veré el próximo sábado.
I'll see you next Saturday.
La próxima ciudad es grande.
The next city is big.

Common mistakes

Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.

✗la próximo semana
✓la próxima semana

Semana is feminine, so próximo changes to próxima.

✗el próximo día (in a story about last summer)
✓al día siguiente

For the day after something that already happened, Spanish uses siguiente.

✗próximo a la puerta (meaning right next to the door)
✓al lado de la puerta

Next to is al lado de. Próximo a means near, and it sounds formal.

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How to remember it

Próximo looks like proximity. The next thing is the one in closest proximity.

Questions about "next" in Spanish

How do you say next in Spanish?

Próximo, or próxima for feminine nouns: el próximo lunes, la próxima semana.

How do you say "next time" in Spanish?

La próxima vez: La próxima vez, te llamo. To say goodbye until then, use ¡Hasta la próxima!

What's the difference between próximo and siguiente?

Próximo looks ahead from now: la próxima semana. Siguiente is the one that follows something else: al día siguiente, the day after.

How do you say "next to" in Spanish?

Al lado de: al lado de la puerta, next to the door. Próximo is for next in time or order.

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