Spanish Phrase
¿Estás libre la semana que viene?
Meaning
The speaker is asking whether the listener has any commitments during the upcoming week, essentially ‘Are you free next week?’ It implies a desire to make plans or schedule something together.
When to use
Use this question in informal or semi‑formal settings when you want to check someone's availability for a meeting, a trip, a dinner, or any activity that would take place next week.
✦Grammar Breakdown
¿Estáslibrelasemanaqueviene?
Estás (estar)
Second‑person singular present of estar, used for temporary states or conditions.
Libre (adjective)
Means ‘free’ or ‘available’; it agrees in gender and number with the subject (masc. singular here).
La semana que viene
A fixed time expression meaning ‘next week’; ‘que’ introduces a relative clause.
🗨In Conversation
¿Estás libre la semana que viene?
Are you free next week?
Sí, tengo tiempo el martes y el jueves. ¿Qué tienes en mente?
Yes, I’m free on Tuesday and Thursday. What do you have in mind?
✕Common Mistakes
¿Está libre la semana que viene?
‘Está’ is third‑person singular; you need the second‑person form ‘estás’ when speaking directly to someone.
¿Estás libre el semana que viene?
‘Semana’ is feminine, so the article must be ‘la’. Using ‘el’ is a gender error.
¿Estás libro la semana que viene?
‘Libre’ (free) is often confused with ‘libro’ (book). The correct adjective for availability is ‘libre’.
↔Alternatives
¿Tienes tiempo la próxima semana?
Do you have time next week?
¿Qué planes tienes para la semana que viene?
What plans do you have for next week?
¿Estarías disponible la semana que viene?
Would you be available next week?
Cultural Tip
In many Spanish‑speaking countries it’s common to ask about availability before proposing a concrete plan. Using ‘libre’ is informal but polite; in a more formal context you might say ‘¿Estaría disponible…?’ Also, note that ‘la semana que viene’ is preferred over ‘el semana que viene’, because ‘semana’ is feminine.