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yesterday

yesterday

Meaning of yesterday

previous day

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British English/ə ˈjɛstədeɪ/
American English/ə ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/
Russian transcription[ft͡ɕeˈra]
yesterday
yesterday - вчера
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yesterday with Russian translation

yesterday usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Вчера я ходил на рынок.

Yesterday I went to the market.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она редко звонит, но вчера она звонила.

She rarely calls, but she phoned yesterday.

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yesterday belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

yesterdayвчера
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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What's the difference between yesterday / the previous day

🇬🇧English
yesterday

Direct, neutral term for the day immediately before today.

A1Very Often

I met her yesterday.

Я встретил(а) её вчера.

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🇬🇧English
the previous day

Slightly more formal or narrative; often used in writing or reported sequences to mean the day before.

A2Often

He arrived on Monday; the previous day he had been in Paris.

Он приехал в понедельник; на предыдущий день он был в Париже.

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yesterday translation: вчера. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce yesterday

/ə ˈjɛstədeɪ/

yesterday translation

вчера

yesterday examples

Yesterday I went to the market.

yesterday transcription

/ə ˈjɛstədeɪ/, /ə ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/

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yesterday meaning: what does it mean?

previous day

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yesterday is pronounced as /ə ˈjɛstədeɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Yesterday I went to the market. Translation: Вчера я ходил на рынок.

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