Yesterday - Ayer (The 617th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Yesterday is Ayer. It is the 617th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: yesterday

es Spanish: ayer

Time & Frequency Adverb A1

Examples

en es
He came yesterday to see you. Ayer vino a verte.
Yes, I went yesterday. Sí, fui ayer.
He died yesterday. Él murió ayer.
I went there yesterday. Ayer fui allí.
Yesterday he didn't go to school. Ayer no fue a la escuela.
To tell the truth, I don't remember anything I said yesterday. La verdad es que no recuerdo nada de lo que dije ayer.
I feel worse today than I did yesterday. Hoy me siento peor que ayer.
I was happy yesterday. Ayer estaba yo feliz.

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Yesterday - Ayer (The 617th Most Common Spanish Word)
It is as clear to me as if it were yesterday. Lo recuerdo como si fuera ayer.
The weather was miserable yesterday. Ayer hacía muy mal tiempo.
That is the boy I saw yesterday. Ese es el chico que vi ayer.
Your brother spent a lot of time with our teacher yesterday. Tu hermano pasó mucho tiempo con nuestro profesor ayer.
I was at home almost all day yesterday. Ayer estuve casi todo el día en casa.
I was home all day yesterday. Ayer estuve todo el día en casa.
The man you saw yesterday was my uncle. El hombre que viste ayer es mi tío.
Maybe she will come tomorrow; maybe she didn't come yesterday only because tomorrow she will have more free time. Quizá venga mañana, quizá no vino ayer solo porque mañana tendrá más tiempo.
I was just here yesterday. Estuve aquí ayer.
We didn't stay home yesterday. Ayer no estábamos en casa.
It was colder yesterday than today. Ayer hizo más frío que hoy.
There was moonlight yesterday evening. Había luz de luna ayer por la noche.
I was here yesterday. He venido ayer.

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Yesterday - Ayer (The 617th Most Common Spanish Word)

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Time & Frequency Adverb A1

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