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How to Say ‘Yesterday was Sunday.’ in Italian

Ieri era domenica.

YEH-ree EH-rah doh-MEH-nee-kah

[YEH-ree EH-rah doh-MEH-nee-kah]

💬 Usage Tip: For the past, è "is" becomes era "was".

Phrase Breakdown

Ieri

[YEH-ree]

Yesterday

The day preceding today.

Example

Ieri ho visto un bel film.

Yesterday I saw a good movie.

era

[EH-rah]

was

Imperfect of essere used in c'era to mean there was.

Example

C'era un incidente sulla strada principale.

There was an accident on the main road.

domenica

[doh-MEH-nee-kah]

Sunday

Day of the week; often associated with family meals in Italy.

Example

Domenica andiamo a pranzo dai parenti.

On Sunday we’re going to lunch at the relatives’ house.

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