あとoh, and; … more, … left
At the start of a sentence, あと tacks on one more thing: "oh, and". Before an amount it says how much is left: あと五分, five more minutes.
one more thing
Two beers. Oh, and some edamame.
One more thing
Sentence。 あと、+ one more thing
It opens the new sentence, often after あ, "oh". An added item usually takes も.
How much is left
あと + amount
あと五分, あと二つ, あと少し. With は, あとは is "the rest".
One more thing
You have said what you wanted, and one more thing comes to mind: another dish, another request, another question. When people order, it is the word you hear most, and it is just as ordinary in polite talk at work. It is for talking and for messages, not for essays or reports.
What time is checkout? And what time does breakfast start?
in a meeting
And could I raise one more point?
to a friend
Nine o'clock at the station tomorrow, okay? Oh, and bring an umbrella.
The curry, please, and a salad as well.
Inside a list it comes after と.
あと五分: how much is left
Before an amount, あと says how much is left or still to come: minutes, days, things. English says "more", "left", "longer" or "in".
Three more days until summer vacation.
There are only two apples left.
I'm nearly finished.
あと少し: nearly there. Among friends, あとちょっと.
How much longer will it take?
あとは: the rest
With は, it is what remains: the part still to do, or the one step left.
Everything's ready. We just have to set off.
I'll leave the rest to you.
Close neighbours
それとN3
The same "oh, and", a little less offhand. For one more dish either will do, and so will それから.
One coffee, please. And a slice of cheesecake too.
またN4
The "also" of notices, reports and essays.
The sea in this town is beautiful. The food is good, too.
あとでN5
"Later", with nothing between あと and で. After a verb or a noun, あと is "after", with で or without.
I'll call you later.
"More" before an amount, and the usual way to ask for another. あと counts what is left before an end. Often either fits.
Another cup of coffee, please.
Check yourself
1A customer says this to a waiter. What does あと mean here?
ラーメンを
Choose an answer to see why.
2Which one fits?
映画が
Choose an answer to see why.
More sentences
The food will be ready in about ten minutes.
We need a week to get ready, but there are only two days left.
It looks like it will take about two more days to finish reading this book.
Eggs, milk, and then bread, I think.
The last thing on a list.