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What does 'Ahí adelante' mean when you ask for directions?

Adelante means ahead or forward.

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  1. Back there
  2. Straight ahead, there ✔
  3. Down the stairs

Why: Ahí adelante is 'ahead, over there'. Shouted at a door, ¡Adelante! means 'Come in!', welcoming the person forward.

Huh, didn't know that: ¡Adelante! is also a way to say 'go ahead' or 'keep going'.

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Why do ghosts love ¡Adelante!? They never have to knock.
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Answer: Straight ahead, there. Ahí adelante is 'ahead, over there'. Shouted at a door, ¡Adelante! means 'Come in!', welcoming the person forward.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    The restaurant's up ahead. Ahí adelante está el restorán.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    Come on in. ¡Adelante!
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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