Yesterday - Hier (The 872nd Most Common French Word)

The translation for Yesterday in French is Hier. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It can be used as adverb. It is the 872nd most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: yesterday

French: hier

Examples


He came yesterday to see you.	Il est venu hier pour te voir.
Yes, I went yesterday.	Oui, je suis allé hier.
He died yesterday.	Il est décédé hier.
I went there yesterday.	Je suis allé là hier.
Yesterday he didn't go to school.	Hier, il n'est pas allé à l'école.
To tell the truth, I don't remember anything I said yesterday.	Pour dire la vérité, je ne me souviens pas du tout ce que j'ai dit hier.
I was happy yesterday.	Hier, j'étais heureux.
It is as clear to me as if it were yesterday.	C'est aussi clair pour moi que si c'était hier.

The weather was miserable yesterday.	Hier, le temps était très mauvais.
That is the boy I saw yesterday.	C'est le garçon que j'ai vu hier.
Your brother spent a lot of time with our teacher yesterday.	Ton frère a passé beaucoup de temps avec notre professeur hier.
The man you saw yesterday was my uncle.	L'homme que tu as vu hier est mon oncle.
Maybe she will come tomorrow; maybe she didn't come yesterday only because tomorrow she will have more free time.	Peut-être viendra-t-elle demain ; peut-être n'est-elle pas venue hier juste parce que demain elle aura davantage de temps libre.
I was just here yesterday.	J'étais ici hier.
We didn't stay home yesterday.	Nous n'étions pas chez nous hier.
It was colder yesterday than today.	Il faisait davantage froid hier qu'aujourd'hui.
It was terribly cold yesterday.	Il faisait terriblement froid hier.
There was moonlight yesterday evening.	Il y avait le clair de lune hier soir.
I was here yesterday.	J'étais ici hier.
When I saw his mother yesterday, she said he had left the hospital a week before.	Quand j'ai vu sa mère hier, elle m'a dit qu'il était sorti de l'hôpital une semaine auparavant.
He made a box yesterday.	Il a fait une boîte hier.