後:あと or ご?
In my recent diary, I wrote 一週間後, and I noticed Google’s Speech to Text was pronouncing it as ご instead of what I was thinking: あと
After searching around, here’s a quick summary.
あと
Used alone or in casual phrases
- 後で電話します。I’ll call you in a bit.
- 後は任せるよ。I’ll leave the rest to you.
- 仕事の後で after work
ご
Used in compound words or formal expressions
- 一週間後 after a week
- 放課(ほうか)後 after school
So if I want to use あと, it would be 一週間の後, now あと is considered used alone instead of part of the compound word.