How to Say ‘Before or after eating?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Antes o después de comer?
AHN-tehs oh dehs-PWEHS deh koh-MEHR
[AHN-tehs oh dehs-PWEHS deh koh-MEHR]
💬 Usage Tip: After antes de and después de, Spanish uses the basic verb form, where English uses "-ing". So it's después de cenar "after having dinner".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Antes o después
AHN-tehs oh dehs-PWEHS
Before or after
'Antes' means before and 'después' means after. Join 'antes' and 'o' smoothly: AN-te-so. Stress the last syllable of 'des-PUÉS'.
¿Nos vemos antes o después de clase?
Shall we meet before or after class?
Words in this phrase
Antes
[AHN-tehs]
before
Adverb of time; used with 'de' to mean 'before something'.
Llame antes de las ocho.
Call before eight.
o
[oh]
or
Offers an alternative or option.
Puedes comer esto o aquello.
You can eat this or that.
después
[dehs-PWEHS]
after
Indicates something comes later in place or time; followed by 'de'.
Pare después de la esquina.
Stop after the corner.
de comer?
deh koh-MEHR
eating / meals?
'Antes de' and 'después de' are followed by an infinitive. 'Comer' here means having a meal, usually lunch in Spain. Stress co-MER.
Siempre paseo después de comer.
I always go for a walk after lunch.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
(before infinitive) —
Links 'antes'/'después' to a verb; not translated separately.
Después de cenar, paseo.
After dinner, I take a walk.
comer
[koh-MEHR]
to eat / to have lunch
Infinitive 'to eat'; in Spain also the main midday meal.
Quiero comer pasta.
I want to eat pasta.
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