55 everyday adverbs for time, frequency, place, amount and manner, with pronunciation. Practice right here.
Spanish adverbs of time
Ya and todavía change meaning with no: ya no is no longer, todavía no is not yet. Today, tomorrow and yesterday are on the days of the week page.
Spanish adverbs of frequency
From always to never: siempre, normalmente, a menudo, a veces, casi nunca, nunca.
Nunca before the verb stands alone (nunca voy); after it, add no (no voy nunca).
Spanish adverbs of place
Three distances for there: ahí (near you), allí (over there), allá (further away). Acá for here is common in Latin America.
Spanish adverbs of quantity
Muy goes before an adjective or adverb (muy bien); mucho stands alone or after a verb (trabajo mucho).
Spanish adverbs of manner and -mente
Most adverbs of manner add -mente to the feminine adjective: rápida → rápidamente, fácil → fácilmente. The adjective keeps its accent.
rápida+-mente=rápidamente
Also, neither, maybe: Spanish adverbs of opinion
También agrees with a yes (yo también, me too); tampoco agrees with a no (yo tampoco, me neither).
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Every adverb on this page with its pronunciation and a usage note where it helps.
Quick answer: now is ahora, before is antes, afterwards is después, later is luego, already is ya, still is todavía, soon is pronto, late is tarde, early is temprano, then, so is entonces, and recently is recientemente.
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| now | ahora | ah-OH-rah | |
| before | antes | AHN-tehs | |
| afterwards | después | dehs-PWEHS | |
| later | luego | LWEH-goh | Hasta luego, see you later. |
| already | ya | YAH | Ya no means no longer. |
| still | todavía | toh-dah-BEE-ah | Todavía no means not yet. |
| soon | pronto | PROHN-toh | |
| late | tarde | TAR-deh | La tarde is the afternoon. |
| early | temprano | tem-PRAH-noh | |
| then, so | entonces | en-TOHN-sehs | |
| recently | recientemente | rreh-syen-teh-MEN-teh |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| always | siempre | SYEM-preh | |
| never | nunca | NOON-kah | After the verb it needs no: no voy nunca. |
| sometimes | a veces | ah BEH-sehs | |
| often | a menudo | ah meh-NOO-doh | |
| hardly ever | casi nunca | KAH-see NOON-kah | |
| normally | normalmente | nor-mahl-MEN-teh | |
| usually | generalmente | heh-neh-rahl-MEN-teh | |
| from time to time | de vez en cuando | deh BEHS en KWAHN-doh | |
| again | otra vez | OH-trah BEHS |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| here | aquí | ah-KEE | Acá is common in Latin America. |
| there | allí | ah-YEE | Ahí is near you, allá is far away. |
| near | cerca | SEHR-kah | Cerca de, near to: cerca de la playa. |
| far | lejos | LEH-hohs | |
| up, upstairs | arriba | ah-RREE-bah | |
| down, downstairs | abajo | ah-BAH-hoh | |
| inside | dentro | DEN-troh | |
| outside | fuera | FWEH-rah | |
| in front | delante | deh-LAHN-teh | |
| behind | detrás | deh-TRAHS |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| very | muy | MWEE | Muy goes before adjectives: muy bien. On its own, use mucho. |
| a lot | mucho | MOO-choh | |
| a little | un poco | oon POH-koh | |
| quite, enough | bastante | bahs-TAHN-teh | |
| too much | demasiado | deh-mah-SYAH-doh | |
| almost | casi | KAH-see | |
| more | más | MAHS | Keep the accent: mas without it means but. |
| less | menos | MEH-nohs | |
| so (as in so big) | tan | TAHN | Tan grande, so big. |
| only | solo | SOH-loh |
| English | Spanish | Say it | Changes to |
|---|---|---|---|
| also, too | también | tahm-BYEN | |
| neither, not either | tampoco | tahm-POH-koh | Yo tampoco, me neither. |
| maybe | quizás | kee-SAHS | |
| probably | probablemente | proh-bah-bleh-MEN-teh | |
| of course | claro | KLAH-roh | |
| really | realmente | rreh-ahl-MEN-teh | |
| above all, especially | sobre todo | SOH-breh TOH-doh |
Everyday ones include muy, bien, ya, también, siempre, nunca, ahora, aquí, más and todavía.
Add -mente to the feminine form of the adjective: rápida becomes rápidamente, clara becomes claramente. Adjectives ending in -e or a consonant just add -mente: fácilmente.
Muy goes before adjectives and adverbs (muy bueno, muy bien). Mucho stands alone or after a verb (me gusta mucho).
Usually after the verb (hablo despacio) or at the start for emphasis (siempre llego tarde). Muy and tan go before the word they describe.
También and tampoco: yo también (me too), yo tampoco (me neither).
Not yet. Todavía means still, and ya no means no longer.
Siempre and nunca. Sometimes is a veces and often is a menudo.
Aquí, or acá in much of Latin America, is here. Ahí, allí and allá are there, from nearest to farthest.
Rápidamente, or just rápido, and despacio or lentamente.
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