American English
/ˈjɛs.tɚˌdeɪ/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
On the day before today.
“Yesterday” can end with “day” (/ˈjɛstɚˌdeɪ/) or a shorter “dee” (/ˈjɛstɚɾi/). Both are common American pronunciations.
On the day before today.
I called her yesterday.
Yesterday, we visited the museum.
Say “yesterday,” not “on yesterday.”
yesterday morning · yesterday afternoon · yesterday evening · all day yesterday
[subject] + [verb] + yesterday
Yesterday, + [subject] + [verb]
The day before today, considered as a particular day.
Yesterday was a busy day.
The news from yesterday is still important.
the day before yesterday · yesterday's news
Yesterday + was + [adjective]
[noun] + from yesterday
Two days before today.
I saw him the day before yesterday.