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How to Say ‘Next time’ in German

Nächstes Mal

NAYKH-stes mahl

[NAYKH-stes mahl]

💬 Usage Tip: No extra word for "on" or "in" is needed. The time phrase works alone, but its ending changes with the noun: nächste Woche "next week", nächsten Monat "next month".

Phrase Breakdown

[NAYKH-stes]

Adjective 'nächst-' with neuter ending, used before 'Mal'.

Example

Nächstes Jahr fahre ich nach Berlin.

Next year I'm going to Berlin.

Mal

[mahl]

time

A particular moment or period in which something occurs.

Example

Das ist das erste Mal.

This is the first time.

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