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What does the Spanish word 'ayer' mean?

Ayer means yesterday.

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Why: Ayer is yesterday and mañana is tomorrow. Be careful: mañana can also mean 'morning', so context matters.

Huh, didn't know that: FSI also uses 'Desde ayer' for 'since yesterday'.

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References

Answer: Yesterday. Ayer is yesterday and mañana is tomorrow. Be careful: mañana can also mean 'morning', so context matters.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    yesterday ayer
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    tomorrow mañana
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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