Yesterday in Korean 🇰🇷

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yesterday	어제

How to say “yesterday” in Korean? “어제”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “어제” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on yesterday in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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어제 info.

Tips to remember:
• Think of "어제" (eo-je) as starting with the sound “uh,” similar to how you might say “yesterday” with a soft beginning. Associate “어” with “old” to remind you it refers to the past.
• Visualize the calendar: the day before today is “어제” every time.

Explanation:
• "어제" means "yesterday"—the day immediately before today.
• It’s used in both spoken and written Korean for referring to the previous day.
• Romanized, it’s written as "eo-je."

Other words that mean the same thing:
• "전날" (jeon-nal) can also mean “the previous day” in more formal or written contexts, though "어제" is more commonly used.

Alternate meanings (including slang):
• "어제" is primarily used to refer to the literal day before today and isn’t widely used as slang.
• In informal or idiomatic expressions, it still retains its basic meaning; for example, saying someone was different "어제" simply means they behaved differently the day before.

Examples of sentences:
• "I watched a movie yesterday." – "어제 영화를 봤어." (eo-je yeong-hwa-reul bwa-sseo)
• "What did you do yesterday?" – "어제 뭐 했어?" (eo-je mwo hae-sseo)
• "Yesterday was a busy day." – "어제가 바빴어." (eo-je-ga ba-bat-sseo)

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