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How do you say "next to" in Mexican Spanish?
al lado de
In Mexican Spanish, "next to" is al lado de.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced ahl LAH-doh deh, with stress on the first and second words.
Grammar notes
Al lado de is a prepositional phrase. Al is a contraction of a (to) and el (the), so it literally means at the side of.
Example sentence
La librería está al lado de la farmacia.
The bookstore is next to the pharmacy.
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How to remember al lado de
Lado means side, so al lado de means at the side of something.
Related words
- backwards hacia atrás
- behind detrás
- below debajo
- forwards hacia delante
- in front delante
- north-west noroeste
- right derecha
- south-east sureste
- south-west suroeste
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Questions about al lado de
How do you say "next to" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "next to" is al lado de. It is a noun.
How is al lado de written in Mexican Spanish?
al lado de is written using the standard Mexican Spanish script.
How is al lado de used in a sentence?
Use al lado de as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La librería está al lado de la farmacia. (The bookstore is next to the pharmacy.).
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