вчера
Translation of вчера
yesterday
Russian word in Latin letters: vchera
Meaning of вчера
накануне сегодняшнего дня
on the day before today

Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Вчера газета or вчерашняя газета?
вчерашняя газета
yesterday's + noun = вчерашний
Don't say вчера газета. Before a noun use the adjective: вчерашняя газета, вчерашний урок.
Ты читал вчерашнюю газету?
Did you read yesterday's newspaper?
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I saw him yesterday.
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Я видел его вчера.
Yesterday it rained all afternoon.
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Вчера дождь шёл всю вторую половину дня.
вчера synonyms
What's the difference between вчера and накануне
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The day before some event, not before today.
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вчера meaning: what does it mean?
on the day before today
вчера pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
вчера is pronounced as [ft͡ɕɪˈra]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
вчера definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I saw him yesterday. Translation: Я видел его вчера.
Is вчера part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?
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