How to Say ‘Next to’ in Spain Spanish
Al lado de
ahl LAH-doh deh
[ahl LAH-doh deh]
💬 Usage Tip: al lado de becomes al lado del before a masculine word: al lado del banco "next to the bank".
Phrase Breakdown
Al
[ahl]
to the
A contraction of 'a el', meaning towards a direction or a specific person.
Al entrar, vi la belleza del lugar.
Upon entering, I saw the beauty of the place.
lado
[LAH-doh]
side
Noun meaning side; with 'al' and 'de' it forms 'next to'.
El banco está al lado.
The bank is next door.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
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