continuará
/kontinwaˈɾa/
The English phrase "to be continued" is translated into Spanish as continuará.
continuará is the standard way to express 'to be continued' at the end of a television episode or a chapter in a story.
Meaning: story continues in next episode (phrase)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form 'continuará' is the third-person singular future indicative of the verb 'continuar', meaning "it will continue".
How do you pronounce it?
/kontinwaˈɾa/
Did you know?
- Spanish distinguishes between 'continuar' and 'seguir' in ways English does not, where continuar often implies a resumption after a stop, while seguir implies an uninterrupted flow.
- The historical tradition of serialized stories and soap operas that used cliffhangers is known in Spanish as a folletín.
- While continuará is the direct future tense, if a television cliffhanger is particularly dramatic, a narrator might instead say No se pierda el próximo capítulo which translates to 'Do not miss the next chapter'.
Examples in context
- Continuará en el próximo episodio. No se lo pierdanTo be continued in the next episode. Don't miss it
- La historia continuará en el próximo capítulo.The story will continue in the next chapter.
- La trama continuará mañana en el mismo horario.The plot will continue tomorrow at the same time.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are watching a cliffhanger ending of a soap opera.
- Lucía¡No puede ser! ¿Cómo termina así?No way! How does it end like that?
- AlejandroTranquila, Lucía, la historia continuará mañana.Relax, Lucía, the story will continue tomorrow.
- Lucía¡Es desesperante esperar tanto tiempo!It is frustrating waiting so long!
- AlejandroPero al menos ya sabemos que continuará.But at least we know it will continue.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry continuará, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
