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ieri

"ieri" means "yesterday" in Italian. It is number 453 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

yesterday

IPA

/ˈjɛ.ri/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Era ieri.
  It was yesterday.
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• Sembra ieri.
  It seems like yesterday.
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• È morto ieri.
  He died yesterday.
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Learned together

In the course, "ieri" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• stasera this evening, tonight
• ultimo last
• possibile possible
• indietro back, behind, backwards
• piccolo small
• tardi late
• difficile difficult, hard
• fantastico fantastic
• fatto done, made

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