English pronunciation

How to pronounce “yesterday”

Phonetic spelling

YES-ter-day

IPA /ˈjɛstɝˌdeɪ/

Syllable stress

yes·ter·day

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

  • I saw him yesterday at the park.

  • Yesterday was my birthday.

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