Before - Antes (The 190th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for Before is Antes. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, time & frequency. It can be used as adverb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 190th most common word in Spanish. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: before

Spanish: antes

Examples


Come here at six, not before.	Ven aquí a las seis, no antes.
I may have seen that film before, but I can hardly remember it.	Puede que haya visto antes esta película, pero no me acuerdo de casi nada.
I have met this girl before.	A esa chica la he visto antes.
Come home before dark.	Volvé antes de que oscurezca.
I've never had that problem before.	Jamás he tenido ese problema antes.
Before I leave, I would like to see you.	Me gustaría verte antes de marcharme.
You're the only person I know who doesn't knock before entering my office.	Eres la única persona que conozco que no llama a la puerta antes de entrar en mi oficina.
You should've knocked before you came in.	Deberías haber llamado antes de entrar.

You've probably done this many times before.	Probablemente has hecho esto muchas veces antes.
Tell him you love him before it's too late	Dile que le quieres antes de que sea demasiado tarde.
I always take a bath before going to sleep.	Siempre me baño antes de irme a la cama.
I'd never been late for school before.	Nunca había llegado tarde a la escuela antes.
I have seen that picture before.	He visto esa foto antes.
He said that he had seen the picture before.	Él me dijo que había visto esa pintura antes.
When I saw his mother yesterday, she said he had left the hospital a week before.	Cuando vi a su madre ayer, dijo que él había dejado el hospital una semana antes.
You were right before.	Tenías razón antes.
I was expected here before ten.	Se supone que iba a estar aquí antes de las diez.
I promise that I'll do that before the end of the month.	Prometo que lo haré antes de final de mes.
I want life to go back to the way it was before.	Quiero que la vida vuelva a ser como era antes.
I had never thought about it before.	Nunca había pensado en eso antes.
I fancy we've met before.	Me imagino que nos hemos conocido antes.