потом
afterwards
at a later time; after something has happened
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потом with English translation
потом usage examples
We talked for a while afterwards.
Потом мы немного поговорили.
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потом synonyms
What's the difference between потом / затем / после этого / позже / в дальнейшем
afterwards — at a later time; after something has happened
Wir essen zuerst, danach gehen wir spazieren.
Сначала мы поедим, потом пойдём гулять.
The most general, conversational word: later, next, at some later point.
First we’ll have lunch, and then we’ll go for a walk.
Сначала пообедаем, а потом пойдём гулять.
A more bookish, sequence-marking word: after that, next.
First he called, then he wrote a message.
Сначала он позвонил, затем написал сообщение.
A neutral phrase that stresses direct sequence of events.
He had lunch, after that he went to work.
Он пообедал, после этого пошёл на работу.
A common neutral word: after some time, later.
I’ll call you later.
Я позвоню тебе позже.
Bookish/formal: in the future, in subsequent development.
In the future, we will work according to the new scheme.
В дальнейшем мы будем работать по новой схеме.
Very general word, usually needs an object: after lunch, after work.
After the lesson, he went home.
После уроков он пошёл домой.
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How to pronounce потом and what this word means
потом translation: afterwards. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce потом
[pɐˈtom]
потом translation
afterwards
потом examples
Wir essen zuerst, danach gehen wir spazieren.
потом transcription
[pɐˈtom]
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Questions about this word
потом meaning: what does it mean?
через некоторое время, после этого
потом pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
потом is pronounced as [pɐˈtom]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
потом definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Wir essen zuerst, danach gehen wir spazieren. Translation: Сначала мы поедим, потом пойдём гулять.
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