أمس (ams) — "yesterday" in Modern Standard Arabic
أمس
ams
yesterday
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"yesterday" in the other dialects
أمس in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
ذهبت الى السوق المحلي مساء امس
Dhahabtu ila as-sooq al-mahali masaa ams
I went to the local market yesterday evening
أمس اشتريت قميصا من المتجر
Ams ishtaraytu qamisan min al-matjar.
Yesterday, I bought a shirt from the shop.
from The Big Shirt
قالت سارة اشتريت هذا امس ولكنه كبير
Qalat Sarah ishtaraytu hadha ams wa lakinahu kabeer.
Sarah said: "I bought this yesterday, but it is big."
امس اتصلت بصديقي احمد
Amsi ittaṣaltu bi-ṣadīqī Aḥmada
Yesterday, I called my friend Ahmed.
from A Call with a Friend
حاول الجد ان يشارك قصة مضحكة من الامس لكن كلماته ضاعت وسط الطعام اللذيذ
Haawal al-jadd an yushaarik qissatan mudhikatan min al-ams lakin kalimaatihi daa'at wasat at-ta'aam al-ladheedh.
Grandfather tried to share a funny story from yesterday, but his words were lost amidst the delicious food.
امس اشترى احمد قبعة جديدة من محل كبير
Ams ishtara Ahmad qubba'atan jadidatan min mahallin kabir.
Yesterday Ahmed bought a new hat from a big shop.
from The Small Hat
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