The other day Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈəðɝ/ /ˈdeɪ

thuh UH-thur DAY

UK

ðə, ði/ /ˈʌðɐ/ /dˈeɪ

thuh UTH-uh DAY

التعريف

A phrase used to refer to a recent day in the past, not long ago but not specified exactly when.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'The other day' is informal and always refers to a recent but unspecified day in the past, usually within the last week or two. Don't use it for distant past events. It often introduces a story or memory.

• Spanish: el otro día
• Portuguese (BR): outro dia
• Portuguese (PT): outro dia
• Chinese (Simplified): 前几天
• Chinese (Traditional): 前幾天
• Hindi: कुछ दिन पहले
• Arabic: اليوم الآخر (مؤخرًا)
• Bengali: সেদিন - কিছুদিন আগে
• Russian: на днях
• Japanese: この前 - 先日
• Vietnamese: hôm trước - dạo trước
• Korean: 며칠 전에 - 지난번에
• Turkish: geçen gün
• Urdu: کچھ دن پہلے
• Indonesian: belum lama ini - tempo hari

جمل نموذجية

The other day, I saw a movie with my friends.

basic

My sister called me the other day.

basic

I went to a new restaurant the other day.

basic

Did I tell you what happened to me the other day?

natural

The other day, I almost missed my bus because I overslept.

natural

We bumped into each other at the store the other day.

natural