Next in different languages

Next in Different Languages

Discover 'Next' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

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Next

Next in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansvolgende
The Afrikaans word "volgende" is derived from the Dutch word "volgen", meaning "to follow".
Amharicቀጥሎ
ቀጥሎ is derived from the verb 'ቀተለ' (to follow) and originally meant 'subsequent' or 'following'.
Hausana gaba
In addition to its primary meaning of "next," "na gaba" can also mean "future" or "afterwards" in Hausa.
Igboosote
"Osote" in Igbo can also mean "next in line, turn or succession."
Malagasymanaraka
The Malagasy word "Manaraka" can also mean "the one that comes after" or "the successor".
Nyanja (Chichewa)ena
Ena can also mean "then" in the time context, as in "I'll do it then" (Ndiye ena ndiichite)
Shonainotevera
The word "inotevera" is derived from the verb "kutevera," which means "to follow," implying a temporal or spatial sequence.
Somalisoo socda
The word "soo socda" in Somali literally means "the one that goes after".
Sesothoe 'ngoe
The word "e 'ngoe" can also refer to a series of objects or events.
Swahiliijayo
The Swahili word "ijayo" also has the sense of "that which is in the future, or later in time."
Xhosaokulandelayo
The word "Okulandelayo" can also refer to the person following in line after the current speaker.
Yorubaitele
In Yoruba, the word "Itele" has alternative meanings such as "successor" and "line of succession".
Zuluolandelayo
The origin of the term "Olandelayo" can be traced back to the Proto-Bantu word "landa"}
Bambaranata
Eweesi kplᴐe ɖo
Kinyarwandaubutaha
Lingalaoyo elandi
Lugandaekiddako
Sepedilatelago
Twi (Akan)deɛ ɛdi hɔ

Next in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicالتالى
The Arabic word "التالى" can also mean "the following" or "the sequel".
Hebrewהַבָּא
"הַבָּא" in Hebrew can also mean the following: the one coming, the one arriving, the next one in line, or the one who is about to do something.
Pashtoبل
The word "بل" in Pashto also means "then" or "after" depending on the context.
Arabicالتالى
The Arabic word "التالى" can also mean "the following" or "the sequel".

Next in Western European Languages

Albaniantjetra
The Albanian word "tjetra" (next) derives from the Proto-Albanian *tjetr-, which is cognate with the Latin "ceterus" (other, rest).
Basquehurrengoa
The Basque word "hurrengoa" also means "the following one" or "the next one in line"
Catalanpròxim
Pròxim, from the Latin "proximus," also means "close," "intimate," and "familiar."
Croatiansljedeći
"Sljedeći" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *slědъ, meaning "track, trace, or path."
Danishnæste
Næste comes from Old Norse næstr and can mean both "next" and "nearest".
Dutchde volgende
The word 'de volgende' can also be used to mean 'the consecutive one' or 'the one who follows'.
Englishnext
"Next" comes from the Old English word "neahst" meaning "nearest".
Frenchprochain
The word "prochain" also means "neighbor" and is derived from the Latin word "proximus," meaning "near."
Frisianfolgjende
The word "folgjende" is derived from the Old Frisian word "folgia", meaning "to follow", and can also mean "consequent" or "subsequent".
Galicianseguinte
The word "seguinte" in Galician can also mean "follower" or "disciple".
Germannächster
In southern German "Nächster" can colloquially be used as an intensifier, e.g. "das Nächste mal" ("definitely next time")
Icelandicnæst
In some cases, the Icelandic word NÆST means 'at or in the vicinity of' or 'with relation to' e.g. 'next door', 'next day', or 'next time'.
Irishseo chugainn
"Seo chugainn" is also used to mean "now," "here," or "this way."
Italianil prossimo
The term "Il prossimo" also means "the neighbour" in Italian, referring to the commandment to love one's neighbour.
Luxembourgishnächst
In 18th century Luxembourgish, there exist a spelling variant "neixte", in which this word has the original meaning "closest relative", with which the word was introduced to Luxembourgish.
Malteseli jmiss
The Maltese word "li jmiss" can also mean "the following" or "the next one".
Norwegianneste
"Neste" can also mean "this one" or "the next one" in the sense of "the next thing following".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)próximo
"Próximo" in Portuguese can also mean "near" or "close" in spatial or temporal terms.
Scots Gaelican ath rud
In Scottish Gaelic, "an ath rud" can also mean "the following" or "the other".
Spanishsiguiente
"Siguiente" can also mean "follower" or "adherent", deriving from the Latin "sequens" meaning "following".
Swedishnästa
"Nästa" may also refer to a Swedish village of its own, and also to something that is close and upcoming.
Welshnesaf
"Nesaf" can also mean "following," "succeeding," or "subsequent."

Next in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianнаступны
The word "наступны" can also refer to "the following" or "the upcoming" in Belarusian.
Bosniansljedeći
"Sljediti" means "to track" or "to follow", which might explain why "sljedeći" means "next".
Bulgarianследващия
The word "следващия" in Bulgarian can also refer to "the following one" or "the next one in line."
Czechdalší
The Czech word "další" also means "additional" or "further".
Estonianjärgmine
"Järgmine" also means "next person in line" or "successor".
Finnishseuraava
Seuraava is derived from "seura", meaning companionship, suggesting 'following after' in a social context.
Hungariankövetkező
In Hungarian, "következő" also means "follower" or "disciple".
Latviannākamais
The Latvian word "Nākamais" also means "the following" or "the succeeding".
Lithuaniankitas
Kitas can also mean 'other', 'different', 'remaining', 'latter', 'following' or 'subsequent'.
Macedonianследно
The word "следно" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *sledъ, which also means "trace" or "path."
Polishkolejny
The Polish word 'kolejny' can also mean 'another', 'subsequent', or 'consecutive'.
Romanianurmător →
The Romanian word "Următor" comes from the Latin word "ultimus", meaning "last", and has the alternate meaning of "successor" in some contexts.
Russianследующий
The word "следующий" also means "the following" or "the next one".
Serbianследећи
The Serbian word "следећи" also means "following" or "consecutive".
Slovakďalšie
The word "Ďalšie" can also mean "the rest" or "the remainder" in Slovak.
Sloveniannaslednji
The word could also be used to refer to the future, or the next day, but not in combination with "year".
Ukrainianнаступний
In Ukrainian, "наступний" can also refer to "following" or "consecutive."

Next in South Asian Languages

Bengaliপরবর্তী
The word "পরবর্তী" (porobôrti) is derived from the Sanskrit word "परावर्त्तन" (parāvartan), meaning "turning around" or "returning to the original position"
Gujaratiઆગળ
The word "આગળ" can also mean "forward" or "ahead" in Gujarati.
Hindiआगे
आगे (āge) may also refer to "forward," "in front of," or "beyond," and originated from the Sanskrit word "āgata," meaning "come, arrived".
Kannadaಮುಂದಿನದು
The word "ಮುಂದಿನದು" in Kannada also means "succeeding" or "following".
Malayalamഅടുത്തത്
The word "അടുത്തത്" (next) in Malayalam also means "closest" or "nearest" in terms of distance or relationship.
Marathiपुढे
पुढे also means 'forward', 'in front', ahead', 'further'.
Nepaliअर्को
The word
Punjabiਅਗਲਾ
The Punjabi word 'ਅਗਲਾ' (aglā) is related to the Hindi and Sanskrit word 'आगला' (āgala) and ultimately derives from an ancient Proto-Indo-Aryan root meaning 'in front of'.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)ඊළඟ
The word "ඊළඟ" can also be used to mean "near" or "close to" in Sinhala.
Tamilஅடுத்தது
"அடுத்தது" can mean various things in different contexts, including "second", "the following", or "subsequent."
Teluguతరువాత
The Telugu word "తరువాత" also means "subsequent," "later," "after," and "second," among other meanings.
Urduاگلے
اگلے can also mean "next time" or "then".

Next in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)下一个
"下一个" can also mean "the next one" or "the following one" in Chinese.
Chinese (Traditional)下一個
The first character of the traditional Chinese word for "next" (下一個) means "downwards".
Japanese次
次 can also mean “order” (as in the order of a series) or “time” (as in the next time).
Korean다음
"다음" ("next") shares an origin with "다음" ("later") and "대음" ("big sound")
Mongolianдараачийн
Myanmar (Burmese)နောက်တစ်ခု

Next in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianlanjut
In Malay 'lanjut' can refer to 'continuing an action' or 'a continuation of something'.
Javanesesabanjure
The Javanese word "sabanjure" is the combination of "saben" (every) and "jure" (time or period), implying "every time" and hence "subsequently."
Khmerបន្ទាប់
Laoຕໍ່ໄປ
The Lao word "ຕໍ່ໄປ" can also be translated as "afterwards" or "in the future".
Malayseterusnya
The word "seterusnya" is derived from the Sanskrit word "seta" meaning "a bridge" and refers to the concept of crossing over or moving forward.
Thaiต่อไป
ต่อไป is derived from the verb 'ไป' (to go) and the suffix 'ต่อ' (to continue), meaning 'to continue going forward'.
Vietnamesekế tiếp
The word "kế tiếp" is a compound word, composed of "kế" (meaning "follow, succeed") and "tiếp" (meaning "touch, join"), implying something that comes or happens after something else, hence "next."
Filipino (Tagalog)susunod

Next in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaninövbəti
The word
Kazakhкелесі
The Kazakh word "Келесі" can also be used to mean "coming up"
Kyrgyzкийинки
The word "кийинки" can also mean "later" or "afterwards" in Kyrgyz.
Tajikбаъдӣ
The word "баъдӣ" also means "future" or "later" in Tajik.
Turkmenindiki
Uzbekkeyingi
The Uzbek word "Keyingi" is derived from the Persian word "Kay" (back, afterwards), and also means "subsequent, latter, or following".
Uyghurكېيىنكى

Next in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianaʻe
The Hawaiian word "aʻe" can also mean "hereafter" or "by and by".
Maorimuri
Muri is also the Māori name for the southernmost part of the North Island.
Samoane sosoʻo
E sosoʻo may also mean to hunt as it originally referred to hunting prey.
Tagalog (Filipino)susunod na
In Tagalog, the word "susunod na" not only means "next", but also "succeeding" or "following".

Next in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarajutiri
Guaraniag̃ui

Next in International Languages

Esperantosekva
'Sekve' is also a word in the Basque language, meaning 'daughter', or - when capitalized - the Basque goddess related to the Sun, storms and youth.
Latindeinde
The Latin word "deinde" originally meant "from this point on" or "in the future".

Next in Others Languages

Greekεπόμενο
Although the Greek word "Επόμενο" now primarily means "next", its verb root "έπω" can also mean "to pursue", "to follow", or "to come after".
Hmongtxuas ntxiv mus
Kurdishpiştî
The Kurdish word "piştî" also refers to a point in time following an event like a holiday or important period of time.
Turkishsonraki
Sonraki derives from Proto-Turkic word *soŋra, which means "later" or "after".
Xhosaokulandelayo
The word "Okulandelayo" can also refer to the person following in line after the current speaker.
Yiddishווייַטער
“ווייַטער” derives from the German “weiter”. In Yiddish, it can also mean “further” or “additionally”.
Zuluolandelayo
The origin of the term "Olandelayo" can be traced back to the Proto-Bantu word "landa"}
Assameseপৰৱৰ্তী
Aymarajutiri
Bhojpuriअगिला
Dhivehiދެން
Dogriअगला
Filipino (Tagalog)susunod
Guaraniag̃ui
Ilocanosumaruno
Krionɛks
Kurdish (Sorani)داهاتوو
Maithiliअगिला
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯃꯊꯪ
Mizodawtchiah
Oromokan itti aanu
Odia (Oriya)ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ
Quechuaqatiq
Sanskritअग्रिम
Tatarалга
Tigrinyaቀፃሊ
Tsongalandzelaka

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