What does さっき (sakki | さっき) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

さっき携帯が鳴ってたよ。
sakki keitai ga natte ta yo.
Your cell phone rang a minute ago.

トムはさっき家に帰ってきた。
tomu wa sakki ka ni kaette ki ta.
Tom came back home a while ago.

さっきなぜかマイクが入らなかった。
sakki naze ka maiku ga haira nakatta.
For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

さっきからブツブツと何言ってるの？
sakki kara butsubutsu to nani itteru no?
What did you grumble a while ago?

申し訳ないが、ついさっきまで君をうそつきだと思っていた。
mōshiwake nai ga, tsui sakki made kimi o uso tsuki da to omotte i ta.
I'm sorry that I had been viewing you as a liar until just a few minutes ago.

お腹空いてるわけないじゃん。さっき、おやつ食べたじゃん。
onaka ai teru wake nai jan. sakki, o yatsu tabe ta jan.
You can't be hungry. You had a snack a few minutes ago.

さっきまで暖かかったのに、日が陰ると急に寒くなってきたね。
sakki made atatakakatta noni, hi ga kageru to kyū ni samuku natte ki ta ne.
Since sunset it has gotten cold so quickly, even though it was hot until just a while ago.

「トムとは前から知り合いだったの？」「いやいや、さっき知り合ったばっかりだよ」.
' tomu to wa mae kara shiriai datta no? ' ' iyaiya, sakki shiriatta bakkari da yo '
"Have you known Tom for a long time?" "No, I've only just met him.".

「あれ、ここってさっきいたとこじゃない？」「ほんとだ、戻って来ちゃった。おかしいなあ」.
' are, koko tte sakki i ta toko ja nai? ' ' honto da, modotte ki chatta. okashī nā '
" Wait, isn't this the place we were at a moment ago? " " That's right. We came back. That's strange.".

「眠いなら寝ていいんだよ」「まだ眠くないもん」「さっきからあくびばっかりしてるくせに。眠いならほんと無理しないで寝た方がいいよ」「そんなに寝てほしいの？」.
### - ' nemui nara ne te īn da yo ' ' mada nemuku nai mon ' ' sakki kara aku びばっかりしてるくせに. nemui nara honto muri shi nai de ne ta hō ga ī yo ' ' sonnani ne te hoshī no? '
"If you are sleepy then you should go to bed" "I am still not tired" "But all you have been doing is yawning for quite some time, you should go to bed to avoid overworking yourself." "You want me to go to bed that much?".

	The Japanese word
	さっき
	is pronounced
	sakki \| さっき
	means
	some time ago

	Examples:
	さっき携帯が鳴ってたよ。 sakki keitai ga natte ta yo. Your cell phone rang a minute ago.
	トムはさっき家に帰ってきた。 tomu wa sakki ka ni kaette ki ta. Tom came back home a while ago.
	さっきなぜかマイクが入らなかった。 sakki naze ka maiku ga haira nakatta. For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.
	さっきからブツブツと何言ってるの？ sakki kara butsubutsu to nani itteru no? What did you grumble a while ago?
	申し訳ないが、ついさっきまで君をうそつきだと思っていた。 mōshiwake nai ga, tsui sakki made kimi o uso tsuki da to omotte i ta. I'm sorry that I had been viewing you as a liar until just a few minutes ago.
	お腹空いてるわけないじゃん。さっき、おやつ食べたじゃん。 onaka ai teru wake nai jan. sakki, o yatsu tabe ta jan. You can't be hungry. You had a snack a few minutes ago.
	さっきまで暖かかったのに、日が陰ると急に寒くなってきたね。 sakki made atatakakatta noni, hi ga kageru to kyū ni samuku natte ki ta ne. Since sunset it has gotten cold so quickly, even though it was hot until just a while ago.
	「トムとは前から知り合いだったの？」「いやいや、さっき知り合ったばっかりだよ」. ' tomu to wa mae kara shiriai datta no? ' ' iyaiya, sakki shiriatta bakkari da yo ' "Have you known Tom for a long time?" "No, I've only just met him.".
	「あれ、ここってさっきいたとこじゃない？」「ほんとだ、戻って来ちゃった。おかしいなあ」. ' are, koko tte sakki i ta toko ja nai? ' ' honto da, modotte ki chatta. okashī nā ' " Wait, isn't this the place we were at a moment ago? " " That's right. We came back. That's strange.".
	「眠いなら寝ていいんだよ」「まだ眠くないもん」「さっきからあくびばっかりしてるくせに。眠いならほんと無理しないで寝た方がいいよ」「そんなに寝てほしいの？」. ### - ' nemui nara ne te īn da yo ' ' mada nemuku nai mon ' ' sakki kara aku びばっかりしてるくせに. nemui nara honto muri shi nai de ne ta hō ga ī yo ' ' sonnani ne te hoshī no? ' "If you are sleepy then you should go to bed" "I am still not tired" "But all you have been doing is yawning for quite some time, you should go to bed to avoid overworking yourself." "You want me to go to bed that much?".

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org