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yesterday

вчера

Meaning of yesterday

previous day

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EN-UK/ə ˈjɛstədeɪ/
EN-US/ə ˈjɛstɚdeɪ/
RU[ft͡ɕeˈra]
RUйестэрдэй
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yesterday with Russian translation

yesterday usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Yesterday I went to the market.

Вчера я ходил на рынок.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

She rarely calls, but she phoned yesterday.

Она редко звонит, но вчера она звонила.

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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.

yesterday
вчера
once
every day
every month
right now
second
hour

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yesterday
Прямое значение «вчера» — день, непосредственнo предшествующий сегодняшнему.
the previous day
Чуть более формальная фраза, часто встречается в письменной речи или рассказах; равнозначна «вчера» в правильном контексте.
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🇬🇧en

Прямое значение «вчера» — день, непосредственнo предшествующий сегодняшнему.

A1Very Often

I met her yesterday.

T
🇬🇧en
the previous day

Чуть более формальная фраза, часто встречается в письменной речи или рассказах; равнозначна «вчера» в правильном контексте.

A2Often

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

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What does yesterday mean?

previous day

How do you pronounce yesterday?

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

How is yesterday used in a sentence?

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

Is yesterday part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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