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How do you say "next to" in Spanish?
al lado de
In Spanish, "next to" is al lado de.
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Pronunciation
ahl LAH-doh deh. Three words, stress on the second word's first syllable.
Grammar notes
Prepositional phrase. Always three words. Al lado de is a common way to express adjacency.
Example sentence
Me siento al lado de mi amigo.
I sit next to my friend.
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How to remember al lado de
Lado means side, so al lado de means at the side of, or next to.
Related words
- backwards hacia atrás
- behind detrás
- below por debajo de
- east este
- inside dentro de
- north norte
- north-west noroeste
- south-west suroeste
- west oeste
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Questions about al lado de
How do you say "next to" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "next to" is al lado de. It is a noun.
How is al lado de written in Spanish?
al lado de is written using the standard 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: Me siento al lado de mi amigo. (I sit next to my friend.).
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