A1 Expression ニュートラル

Hier

Yesterday

意味

Used to refer to the day before the current day.

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文化的背景

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.

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Sentence Placement

You can put 'hier' at the start or end of a sentence. Both are natural!

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The Silent H

Never pronounce the H. It's a common giveaway of an English-speaking accent.

意味

Used to refer to the day before the current day.

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Sentence Placement

You can put 'hier' at the start or end of a sentence. Both are natural!

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The Silent H

Never pronounce the H. It's a common giveaway of an English-speaking accent.

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Tense Trigger

When you say 'hier', immediately prepare to use the 'passé composé'.

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Nostalgia

French speakers often use 'hier' to mean 'the good old days' in poetic contexts.

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Compound Forms

Learn 'hier soir' as a single block; it's more common than just 'hier' in many conversations.

自分をテスト

Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'yesterday'.

________, j'ai mangé au restaurant avec ma sœur.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Hier

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' ?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Hier soir

'Hier soir' is the standard idiomatic expression for yesterday evening.

Match the French time word with its English equivalent.

Match the following:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Hier - Yesterday

These are the basic building blocks of past time reference.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Tu étais où ________ ? B: J'étais à la bibliothèque.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: hier

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:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Telling a story about a trip last year

In a past narrative, the day before the events is 'la veille'.

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Hier vs La Veille

Hier
Relative to NOW
La Veille
Relative to a PAST DATE

Hier + Time of Day

Common Pairs

  • Hier matin
  • Hier après-midi
  • Hier soir

練習問題バンク

5 問題
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'yesterday'. Fill Blank A1

________, j'ai mangé au restaurant avec ma sœur.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Hier

The verb 'ai mangé' is in the past, so 'Hier' is the only logical choice.

Which phrase correctly means 'yesterday evening'? Choose A1

Comment dit-on 'yesterday evening' ?

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Hier soir

'Hier soir' is the standard idiomatic expression for yesterday evening.

Match the French time word with its English equivalent. Match A1

左の各項目を右のペアと一致させてください:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Hier - Yesterday

These are the basic building blocks of past time reference.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

A: Tu étais où ________ ? B: J'étais à la bibliothèque.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: hier

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'? situation_matching B1

Select the correct context:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Telling a story about a trip last year

In a past narrative, the day before the events is 'la veille'.

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よくある質問

14 問

It 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.

関連フレーズ

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avant-hier

builds on

The day before yesterday

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la veille

similar

The day before

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hier soir

specialized form

Last night

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d'hier

specialized form

Of yesterday / Yesterday's

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pas plus tard qu'hier

specialized form

As recently as yesterday

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hier matin

specialized form

Yesterday morning

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