البارحة
al-bāriḥah
The English word 'yesterday' is translated into Arabic as البارحة (al-bāriḥah).
The term refers to the day before today.
Meaning: day before today (noun)
Which one should you use?
The form البارحة is a noun meaning 'the day before today', whereas the related form أَمْسِ functions as an adverb meaning 'on the day before today'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The informal term الأمبارح is particularly popular in Egyptian Arabic.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
al-bāriḥah
Did you know?
- Arabic distinguishes between the 'day' of yesterday and the 'night' of yesterday, often using البارحة specifically to emphasize the night that has just passed.
- The word أَمْسِ is so fundamental that it is often used in Arabic poetry to represent a sense of nostalgia or a lost era, rather than just a specific 24-hour period.
- The word أَمْسِ is grammatically unique because it is an 'indeclinable' noun in some contexts, meaning its ending does not change regardless of its position in a sentence.
Examples in context
- أي يوم كان البارحة؟What day was it yesterday?This sentence is useful for asking which day of the week it was using البارحة.Tatoeba #11978477 by dididodo, translation #8314150 by Amastan
- لم ينم جيدا البارحة.He didn't sleep well yesterday.This sentence is useful for describing a lack of sleep using البارحة.Tatoeba #12827526 by dididodo, translation #8964837 by Ergulis
- أتيت إلى هنا البارحة.I came here yesterday.This sentence is useful for stating a completed action using البارحة.Tatoeba #376039 by saeb, translation #506451 by rtomharper
- المؤتمر كان ممتازاً أمس.The conference was excellent yesterday.
- زيارتي للمتحف كانت يوم أمس.My visit to the museum was yesterday.
- شفت فيلم حلو البارحة.I watched a good movie yesterday.
- رحت على المول الأمبارح.I went to the mall yesterday.
- 83 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ziad and Sarah are talking about a movie they saw.
- زياد Ziadهل شاهدتِ الفيلم البارحة؟hal shahadti al-film al-bariha?Did you watch the movie yesterday?
- سارة Saraنعم، شاهدته البارحة.na'am, shahadtu al-bariha.Yes, I watched it yesterday.
- زياد Ziadهل أعجبكِ؟hal a'jabaki?Did you like it?
- سارة Saraكان فيلماً رائعاً.kana filman ra'i'an.It was a wonderful movie.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
