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 in Sub-Saharan African Languages
| Afrikaans | volgende | ||
| The Afrikaans word "volgende" is derived from the Dutch word "volgen", meaning "to follow". | |||
| Amharic | ቀጥሎ | ||
| ቀጥሎ is derived from the verb 'ቀተለ' (to follow) and originally meant 'subsequent' or 'following'. | |||
| Hausa | na gaba | ||
| In addition to its primary meaning of "next," "na gaba" can also mean "future" or "afterwards" in Hausa. | |||
| Igbo | osote | ||
| "Osote" in Igbo can also mean "next in line, turn or succession." | |||
| Malagasy | manaraka | ||
| 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) | |||
| Shona | inotevera | ||
| The word "inotevera" is derived from the verb "kutevera," which means "to follow," implying a temporal or spatial sequence. | |||
| Somali | soo socda | ||
| The word "soo socda" in Somali literally means "the one that goes after". | |||
| Sesotho | e 'ngoe | ||
| The word "e 'ngoe" can also refer to a series of objects or events. | |||
| Swahili | ijayo | ||
| The Swahili word "ijayo" also has the sense of "that which is in the future, or later in time." | |||
| Xhosa | okulandelayo | ||
| The word "Okulandelayo" can also refer to the person following in line after the current speaker. | |||
| Yoruba | itele | ||
| In Yoruba, the word "Itele" has alternative meanings such as "successor" and "line of succession". | |||
| Zulu | olandelayo | ||
| The origin of the term "Olandelayo" can be traced back to the Proto-Bantu word "landa"} | |||
| Bambara | nata | ||
| Ewe | esi kplᴐe ɖo | ||
| Kinyarwanda | ubutaha | ||
| Lingala | oyo elandi | ||
| Luganda | ekiddako | ||
| Sepedi | latelago | ||
| Twi (Akan) | deɛ ɛdi hɔ | ||
Next in North African & Middle Eastern Languages
| Arabic | التالى | ||
| The Arabic word "التالى" can also mean "the following" or "the sequel". | |||
| Hebrew | הַבָּא | ||
| "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. | |||
| Pashto | بل | ||
| The word "بل" in Pashto also means "then" or "after" depending on the context. | |||
| Arabic | التالى | ||
| The Arabic word "التالى" can also mean "the following" or "the sequel". | |||
Next in Western European Languages
| Albanian | tjetra | ||
| The Albanian word "tjetra" (next) derives from the Proto-Albanian *tjetr-, which is cognate with the Latin "ceterus" (other, rest). | |||
| Basque | hurrengoa | ||
| The Basque word "hurrengoa" also means "the following one" or "the next one in line" | |||
| Catalan | pròxim | ||
| Pròxim, from the Latin "proximus," also means "close," "intimate," and "familiar." | |||
| Croatian | sljedeći | ||
| "Sljedeći" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *slědъ, meaning "track, trace, or path." | |||
| Danish | næste | ||
| Næste comes from Old Norse næstr and can mean both "next" and "nearest". | |||
| Dutch | de volgende | ||
| The word 'de volgende' can also be used to mean 'the consecutive one' or 'the one who follows'. | |||
| English | next | ||
| "Next" comes from the Old English word "neahst" meaning "nearest". | |||
| French | prochain | ||
| The word "prochain" also means "neighbor" and is derived from the Latin word "proximus," meaning "near." | |||
| Frisian | folgjende | ||
| The word "folgjende" is derived from the Old Frisian word "folgia", meaning "to follow", and can also mean "consequent" or "subsequent". | |||
| Galician | seguinte | ||
| The word "seguinte" in Galician can also mean "follower" or "disciple". | |||
| German | nächster | ||
| In southern German "Nächster" can colloquially be used as an intensifier, e.g. "das Nächste mal" ("definitely next time") | |||
| Icelandic | næst | ||
| 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'. | |||
| Irish | seo chugainn | ||
| "Seo chugainn" is also used to mean "now," "here," or "this way." | |||
| Italian | il prossimo | ||
| The term "Il prossimo" also means "the neighbour" in Italian, referring to the commandment to love one's neighbour. | |||
| Luxembourgish | nächst | ||
| 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. | |||
| Maltese | li jmiss | ||
| The Maltese word "li jmiss" can also mean "the following" or "the next one". | |||
| Norwegian | neste | ||
| "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 Gaelic | an ath rud | ||
| In Scottish Gaelic, "an ath rud" can also mean "the following" or "the other". | |||
| Spanish | siguiente | ||
| "Siguiente" can also mean "follower" or "adherent", deriving from the Latin "sequens" meaning "following". | |||
| Swedish | nästa | ||
| "Nästa" may also refer to a Swedish village of its own, and also to something that is close and upcoming. | |||
| Welsh | nesaf | ||
| "Nesaf" can also mean "following," "succeeding," or "subsequent." | |||
Next in Eastern European Languages
| Belarusian | наступны | ||
| The word "наступны" can also refer to "the following" or "the upcoming" in Belarusian. | |||
| Bosnian | sljedeći | ||
| "Sljediti" means "to track" or "to follow", which might explain why "sljedeći" means "next". | |||
| Bulgarian | следващия | ||
| The word "следващия" in Bulgarian can also refer to "the following one" or "the next one in line." | |||
| Czech | další | ||
| The Czech word "další" also means "additional" or "further". | |||
| Estonian | järgmine | ||
| "Järgmine" also means "next person in line" or "successor". | |||
| Finnish | seuraava | ||
| Seuraava is derived from "seura", meaning companionship, suggesting 'following after' in a social context. | |||
| Hungarian | következő | ||
| In Hungarian, "következő" also means "follower" or "disciple". | |||
| Latvian | nākamais | ||
| The Latvian word "Nākamais" also means "the following" or "the succeeding". | |||
| Lithuanian | kitas | ||
| Kitas can also mean 'other', 'different', 'remaining', 'latter', 'following' or 'subsequent'. | |||
| Macedonian | следно | ||
| The word "следно" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *sledъ, which also means "trace" or "path." | |||
| Polish | kolejny | ||
| The Polish word 'kolejny' can also mean 'another', 'subsequent', or 'consecutive'. | |||
| Romanian | următor → | ||
| The Romanian word "Următor" comes from the Latin word "ultimus", meaning "last", and has the alternate meaning of "successor" in some contexts. | |||
| Russian | следующий | ||
| The word "следующий" also means "the following" or "the next one". | |||
| Serbian | следећи | ||
| The Serbian word "следећи" also means "following" or "consecutive". | |||
| Slovak | ďalšie | ||
| The word "Ďalšie" can also mean "the rest" or "the remainder" in Slovak. | |||
| Slovenian | naslednji | ||
| The word could also be used to refer to the future, or the next day, but not in combination with "year". | |||
| Ukrainian | наступний | ||
| In Ukrainian, "наступний" can also refer to "following" or "consecutive." | |||
Next in South Asian Languages
| Bengali | পরবর্তী | ||
| The word "পরবর্তী" (porobôrti) is derived from the Sanskrit word "परावर्त्तन" (parāvartan), meaning "turning around" or "returning to the original position" | |||
| Gujarati | આગળ | ||
| The word "આગળ" can also mean "forward" or "ahead" in Gujarati. | |||
| Hindi | आगे | ||
| आगे (āge) may also refer to "forward," "in front of," or "beyond," and originated from the Sanskrit word "āgata," meaning "come, arrived". | |||
| Kannada | ಮುಂದಿನದು | ||
| The word "ಮುಂದಿನದು" in Kannada also means "succeeding" or "following". | |||
| Malayalam | അടുത്തത് | ||
| The word "അടുത്തത്" (next) in Malayalam also means "closest" or "nearest" in terms of distance or relationship. | |||
| Marathi | पुढे | ||
| पुढे also means 'forward', 'in front', ahead', 'further'. | |||
| Nepali | अर्को | ||
| The word | |||
| Punjabi | ਅਗਲਾ | ||
| 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. | |||
| Tamil | அடுத்தது | ||
| "அடுத்தது" can mean various things in different contexts, including "second", "the following", or "subsequent." | |||
| Telugu | తరువాత | ||
| The Telugu word "తరువాత" also means "subsequent," "later," "after," and "second," among other meanings. | |||
| Urdu | اگلے | ||
| 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). | |||
| Korean | 다음 | ||
| "다음" ("next") shares an origin with "다음" ("later") and "대음" ("big sound") | |||
| Mongolian | дараачийн | ||
| Myanmar (Burmese) | နောက်တစ်ခု | ||
Next in South East Asian Languages
| Indonesian | lanjut | ||
| In Malay 'lanjut' can refer to 'continuing an action' or 'a continuation of something'. | |||
| Javanese | sabanjure | ||
| The Javanese word "sabanjure" is the combination of "saben" (every) and "jure" (time or period), implying "every time" and hence "subsequently." | |||
| Khmer | បន្ទាប់ | ||
| Lao | ຕໍ່ໄປ | ||
| The Lao word "ຕໍ່ໄປ" can also be translated as "afterwards" or "in the future". | |||
| Malay | seterusnya | ||
| The word "seterusnya" is derived from the Sanskrit word "seta" meaning "a bridge" and refers to the concept of crossing over or moving forward. | |||
| Thai | ต่อไป | ||
| ต่อไป is derived from the verb 'ไป' (to go) and the suffix 'ต่อ' (to continue), meaning 'to continue going forward'. | |||
| Vietnamese | kế 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
| Azerbaijani | növbəti | ||
| The word | |||
| Kazakh | келесі | ||
| The Kazakh word "Келесі" can also be used to mean "coming up" | |||
| Kyrgyz | кийинки | ||
| The word "кийинки" can also mean "later" or "afterwards" in Kyrgyz. | |||
| Tajik | баъдӣ | ||
| The word "баъдӣ" also means "future" or "later" in Tajik. | |||
| Turkmen | indiki | ||
| Uzbek | keyingi | ||
| The Uzbek word "Keyingi" is derived from the Persian word "Kay" (back, afterwards), and also means "subsequent, latter, or following". | |||
| Uyghur | كېيىنكى | ||
Next in Pacific Languages
| Hawaiian | aʻe | ||
| The Hawaiian word "aʻe" can also mean "hereafter" or "by and by". | |||
| Maori | muri | ||
| Muri is also the Māori name for the southernmost part of the North Island. | |||
| Samoan | e 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
| Aymara | jutiri | ||
| Guarani | ag̃ui | ||
Next in International Languages
| Esperanto | sekva | ||
| 'Sekve' is also a word in the Basque language, meaning 'daughter', or - when capitalized - the Basque goddess related to the Sun, storms and youth. | |||
| Latin | deinde | ||
| The Latin word "deinde" originally meant "from this point on" or "in the future". | |||
Next in Others Languages
| Greek | επόμενο | ||
| Although the Greek word "Επόμενο" now primarily means "next", its verb root "έπω" can also mean "to pursue", "to follow", or "to come after". | |||
| Hmong | txuas ntxiv mus | ||
| Kurdish | piştî | ||
| The Kurdish word "piştî" also refers to a point in time following an event like a holiday or important period of time. | |||
| Turkish | sonraki | ||
| Sonraki derives from Proto-Turkic word *soŋra, which means "later" or "after". | |||
| Xhosa | okulandelayo | ||
| The word "Okulandelayo" can also refer to the person following in line after the current speaker. | |||
| Yiddish | ווייַטער | ||
| “ווייַטער” derives from the German “weiter”. In Yiddish, it can also mean “further” or “additionally”. | |||
| Zulu | olandelayo | ||
| The origin of the term "Olandelayo" can be traced back to the Proto-Bantu word "landa"} | |||
| Assamese | পৰৱৰ্তী | ||
| Aymara | jutiri | ||
| Bhojpuri | अगिला | ||
| Dhivehi | ދެން | ||
| Dogri | अगला | ||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | susunod | ||
| Guarani | ag̃ui | ||
| Ilocano | sumaruno | ||
| Krio | nɛks | ||
| Kurdish (Sorani) | داهاتوو | ||
| Maithili | अगिला | ||
| Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯃꯊꯪ | ||
| Mizo | dawtchiah | ||
| Oromo | kan itti aanu | ||
| Odia (Oriya) | ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ | ||
| Quechua | qatiq | ||
| Sanskrit | अग्रिम | ||
| Tatar | алга | ||
| Tigrinya | ቀፃሊ | ||
| Tsonga | landzelaka | ||