Despacio: slowly in Spanish
Use despacio to describe slow speech and movement, and compare it with deprisa for speed.
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Spanish: Adverbs for time, manner and degree
Spanish: Specify when, how often, how or to what degree something happens, with examples of natural adverb placement.
Adventure journal
Spanish: Adverbs for time, manner and degree
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Hoy in Spanish: talking about today
Use Spanish hoy for the current day, arrange a time and distinguish today from ayer and mañana.
Read and practiseBien: well in Spanish
Use bien for how an action is done or how someone feels, and contrast it with bueno and mal.
Read and practiseAquí in Spanish: here and nearby places
Use aquí to identify the speaker’s location, invite someone over and contrast here with allí.
Read and practiseMañana in Spanish: tomorrow and the morning
Distinguish mañana meaning tomorrow from la mañana meaning morning and arrange a time for the next day.
Read and practiseSiempre in Spanish: always and not always
Use siempre for a regular habit and distinguish no siempre from never in everyday schedules.
Read and practiseAhora in Spanish: the present moment and later
Use ahora for the current moment, contrast it with después and say whether you are available now.
Read and practiseNunca: never in Spanish
Learn where nunca goes in Spanish negative sentences and contrast never with siempre, meaning always.
Read and practiseCerca: near in Spanish
Describe nearby places using cerca, cerca de and the contraction del, and contrast near with lejos.
Read and practiseTemprano: early in Spanish
Describe early departures and arrivals with temprano and contrast it with tarde, meaning late.
Read and practiseAllí: there in Spanish
Use allí for a place away from the speaker, compare it with aquí and practise its written accent.
Read and practiseAfuera: outside in Spanish
Use afuera for an outside location or movement outward, and understand regional preference for fuera.
Read and practiseTarde: late or afternoon
Distinguish the adverb tarde for late actions from the feminine noun in por la tarde.
Read and practiseTambién: also and too in Spanish
Add an affirmative idea with también and contrast agreement with negative statements using tampoco.
Read and practiseMuy: very in Spanish
Intensify adjectives and adverbs with muy and distinguish it from mucho before a noun.
Read and practisePronto: soon in Spanish
Learn pronto for an event expected soon and the everyday farewell hasta pronto with natural examples.
Read and practiseDespués: after and later
Learn después to order events and después de before a noun or infinitive in Spanish.
Read and practiseDentro: inside a place
Learn dentro for an interior location and dentro de before a named container or place.
Read and practiseArriba: up and upstairs
Learn arriba for an upper location or upward direction and use de arriba to identify an upper object.
Read and practiseEncima: above or on top
Learn encima and encima de to describe something above or on top of another object.
Read and practiseDebajo: underneath something
Learn debajo and debajo de to locate something below a named object or an understood reference.
Read and practiseLejos: far away
Learn lejos for distance and lejos de before a named point of reference.
Read and practiseEnfrente: opposite a place
Learn enfrente for a position opposite and enfrente de before a named point of reference.
Read and practiseYesterday in Spanish: the previous day
A completed visit, a purchase or a journey can be placed on the previous day with this Spanish time word.
Read and practiseAnoche: last night in Spanish
A conversation about the previous night calls for anoche, a compact Spanish time word for completed events.
Read and practiseMucho: doing something a lot
A lot of reading or walking: Spanish mucho describes the amount of an action and has agreeing forms before nouns.
Read and practiseTodavía: still and not yet
Use todavía to describe continuing situations and events that have not happened yet in Spanish.
Read and practiseCasi: almost and nearly
Use casi for quantities, times and events that approach a limit without fully reaching it.
Read and practiseAntes: before and earlier
Learn antes for an earlier time and antes de before a noun or infinitive in Spanish.
Read and practiseYa: already and not yet
Learn ya for a completed action or existing situation and contrast it with todavía no.
Read and practiseQuizá: perhaps and possibility
Learn quizá and quizás for an uncertain possibility and practice their spelling in context.
Read and practiseAbajo: down and downstairs
Learn abajo for a lower location or downward direction and use de abajo to identify a lower object.
Read and practiseDetrás: behind something
Learn detrás and detrás de to locate something at the back of a named or understood reference.
Read and practiseTampoco: neither and not either
Learn tampoco to agree with a negative statement and place it correctly before or after a verb.
Read and practiseMal: badly and unwell
Learn the adverb mal to describe actions done badly, faulty devices and feeling unwell.
Read and practiseAdemás: adding information
Learn además and además de to add information, activities or items in a sentence.
Read and practiseLuego: then and later
Learn luego to order actions and refer to a later conversation or future need.
Read and practiseAlrededor: around and approximately
Learn alrededor and alrededor de for positions around a place and approximate amounts.
Read and practisePoco: doing little
A short night or a quiet meeting can call for poco; see how it differs from a word describing a small number of things.
Read and practiseDeprisa: quickly and at high speed
Learn deprisa to describe quick actions and ask someone to slow down when speech is too fast.
Read and practiseQuite and enough: Spanish degree
A warm soup, a long walk or enough chairs: express degree and quantity while noticing noun agreement.
Read and practiseEntonces: then and therefore
Learn entonces to refer to a past time, introduce a consequence or sequence actions.
Read and practiseToo much degree in Spanish
A heavy backpack or a late arrival can cross a limit: express excess before adjectives and adverbs.
Read and practiseAsí: like this or in this way
Learn así to describe a manner or link an action to a result in everyday Spanish.
Read and practiseOnly: limiting a statement in Spanish
One person, one object or one action: place the limiting adverb near the part you want to single out.
Read and practiseAhí: there at an indicated place
Learn ahí to point to a place in conversation and contrast it with aquí and fuera.
Read and practiseUsually in Spanish: expressing a general habit
Most days follow a pattern: describe what normally happens while leaving room for occasional exceptions.
Read and practiseDelante: in front
Learn delante to describe a position in front of a person, building or other reference point.
Read and practiseTogether in Spanish: agreeing with people
Shared activities bring people together: choose the form that matches the group when describing what they do.
Read and practiseExactamente: with precision
Learn exactamente to specify an exact time or quantity and ask for a precise meaning.
Read and practiseRight away and shortly afterwards
A quick response or a near departure calls for an expression of immediacy; explore it in everyday situations.
Read and practiseAproximadamente: about or roughly
Learn aproximadamente to give estimated times, distances, prices and quantities.
Read and practiseRecently completed actions in Spanish
Fresh bread and newly arrived books show how recent completion is expressed, with a note on regional usage.
Read and practiseConfident expectations in Spanish
Clouds, opening hours and plans invite a confident prediction: express what is likely without treating it as a guarantee.
Read and practiseHardly and as soon as
A nearly empty jug and an immediate reaction illustrate two common uses of this Spanish adverb.
Read and practiseSuficientemente: enough in Spanish
A sufficient degree can be expressed before an adjective or adverb, whether the statement is positive, negative, or a question.
Read and practiseIncluso: even in Spanish
An unexpected person, time or circumstance can be included with incluso, the Spanish word for even.
Read and practiseSencillamente: simply in Spanish
A simple way to do something or a straightforward explanation: sencillamente expresses both ideas in Spanish.
Read and practiseFinally in Spanish: outcomes and sequences
After several attempts or at the end of a list, this adverb introduces the outcome or final step in Spanish.
Read and practiseProbably in Spanish: expressing likelihood
A forecast or an uncertain plan can be likely without being certain; express that distinction and place the adverb naturally.
Read and practiseEspecially in Spanish: singling something out
Among a group of people, things or circumstances, highlight the one that matters most with a common Spanish adverb.
Read and practiseFrecuentemente: frequently in Spanish
Repeated visits, delays and meetings can happen often without occurring every day; describe and compare their frequency.
Read and practiseDaily frequency in Spanish
Everyday routines and recurring services can be described with one adverb that specifies an interval of one day.
Read and practiseCurrent situations in Spanish
A present situation may change later: describe what is happening now with a Spanish adverb of time.
Read and practiseCoincidence and precision in Spanish
The exact place, moment or thing can be highlighted with an adverb that points to a precise match.
Read and practiseDeliberate actions in Spanish
A choice made on purpose can be distinguished from an accident with an adverb expressing intention.
Read and practiseUnverified claims in Spanish
A rumour about a painting or a train can be reported without presenting the information as confirmed fact.
Read and practiseUnavoidable consequences in Spanish
With no fuel an engine must stop: express a consequence that cannot be avoided under stated conditions.
Read and practiseGradual change in Spanish
A path narrowing or a room filling can develop in stages over time; describe the process with precision.
Read and practiseMatching ordered lists in Spanish
Two boxes weigh two and three kilos: use the adverb that pairs each item with the corresponding value in order.
Read and practisePrior actions in Spanish
A reservation or an agreement can take place before another event; express that earlier timing precisely.
Read and practiseConsequences linked in Spanish
A flooded road leads to a cancelled trip: connect an outcome to its cause with a formal Spanish adverb.
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