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"El" is a form of "el", a definite article which is often translated as "the". "Al día siguiente" is a phrase which is often translated as "the next day". Learn more about the difference between "el" and "al día siguiente" below.
el(
ehl
)A definite article is a word that identifies a noun as specific or known to the speaker (e.g., the girl).
al día siguiente(
ahl
dee
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ah
see
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gyehn
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teh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
b. the following day
Al día siguiente llamé a Marta para disculparme por mi grosería.The following day I phoned Marta to apologize for my rudeness.
c. next day
Dimos una gran fiesta en casa. Al día siguiente, todo estaba hecho un desastre.We threw a big party at home. Next day everything was a terrible mess.
