Significado
Used to refer to the day before the current day.
Contexto cultural
The song 'Hier Encore' by Charles Aznavour is a cultural touchstone. It uses 'hier' to evoke a sense of lost time and the speed of life. In Quebec, you might hear 'hier' pronounced with a slightly more closed 'e' sound, but the usage remains identical to France. In Francophone West Africa, 'hier' is used standardly, but time is often more fluidly discussed with phrases like 'hier-là' to emphasize a specific moment. Swiss French (Suisse romande) uses 'hier' exactly like France, but you might find it paired with specific Swiss past tense nuances.
Sentence Placement
You can put 'hier' at the start or end of a sentence. Both are natural!
The Silent H
Never pronounce the H. It's a common giveaway of an English-speaking accent.
Significado
Used to refer to the day before the current day.
Sentence Placement
You can put 'hier' at the start or end of a sentence. Both are natural!
The Silent H
Never pronounce the H. It's a common giveaway of an English-speaking accent.
Tense Trigger
When you say 'hier', immediately prepare to use the 'passé composé'.
Nostalgia
French speakers often use 'hier' to mean 'the good old days' in poetic contexts.
Compound Forms
Learn 'hier soir' as a single block; it's more common than just 'hier' in many conversations.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'yesterday'.
________, j'ai mangé au restaurant avec ma sœur.
The verb 'ai mangé' is in the past, so 'Hier' is the only logical choice.
Which phrase correctly means 'yesterday evening'?
Comment dit-on 'yesterday evening' ?
'Hier soir' is the standard idiomatic expression for yesterday evening.
Match the French time word with its English equivalent.
Match the following:
These are the basic building blocks of past time reference.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Tu étais où ________ ? B: J'étais à la bibliothèque.
The speaker B uses 'étais' (past tense), so A must be asking about 'hier'.
In which situation would you use 'la veille' instead of 'hier'?
Select the correct context:
In a past narrative, the day before the events is 'la veille'.
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Ayudas visuales
Hier vs La Veille
Hier + Time of Day
Common Pairs
- • Hier matin
- • Hier après-midi
- • Hier soir
Banco de ejercicios
5 ejercicios________, j'ai mangé au restaurant avec ma sœur.
The verb 'ai mangé' is in the past, so 'Hier' is the only logical choice.
Comment dit-on 'yesterday evening' ?
'Hier soir' is the standard idiomatic expression for yesterday evening.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
These are the basic building blocks of past time reference.
A: Tu étais où ________ ? B: J'étais à la bibliothèque.
The speaker B uses 'étais' (past tense), so A must be asking about 'hier'.
Select the correct context:
In a past narrative, the day before the events is 'la veille'.
🎉 Puntuación: /5
Preguntas frecuentes
14 preguntasIt is an adverb, so it has no gender. However, if you say 'le jour d'hier', 'jour' is masculine.
No, we always say 'hier soir' to mean last night, even if it was late.
Use 'avant-hier'.
No, it is an 'h muet', meaning it acts like a vowel for liaison purposes in poetry, but usually, we don't link to it.
Yes, if you are describing a state or an ongoing action: 'Hier, il faisait froid.'
'Hier' is relative to today. 'La veille' is relative to another day in the past.
It is common and recommended but not strictly mandatory in casual writing.
Yes, in poetic contexts like 'L'hier est passé' (Yesterday is gone), but it's rare.
Les nouvelles d'hier.
Yes, it is universal across the Francophonie.
It's a historical remnant from the Latin 'heri'.
No, use 'hier matin'.
It is neutral. It works in every situation.
No, adverbs are invariable.
Frases relacionadas
avant-hier
builds onThe day before yesterday
la veille
similarThe day before
hier soir
specialized formLast night
d'hier
specialized formOf yesterday / Yesterday's
pas plus tard qu'hier
specialized formAs recently as yesterday
hier matin
specialized formYesterday morning
