To pronounce "yesterday", say YEST-erd-ay — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈjɛstɝˌdeɪ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ˈjɛstɝˌdeɪ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/jˈɛstədˌeɪ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
Break "yesterday" into 3 beats and lean on "YEST" — that's the stressed one.
noun
“Today is the child of yesterday and the parent of tomorrow.”
“yesterday's technology”
adverb
“I started to watch the video yesterday, but could only finish it this evening.”
“I want this done yesterday!”
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To pronounce "yesterday", say YEST-erd-ay — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈjɛstɝˌdeɪ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
"Yesterday" has 3 syllables: yest · erd · ay.
The IPA transcription of "yesterday" is /ˈjɛstɝˌdeɪ/.
Yesterday: The day immediately before today; one day ago.
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