aprisa in a hurry
despacio - slowly
rápido - fast
mal - badly
Se besan cariñosamente. They kiss each other lovingly.
El perro corre rápidamente The dog runs quickly.
Conduce mal. She drives badly.
Leo lentamente. I read slowly.
Mi novio me llama mucho. My boyfriend calls me a lot.
2. Adverbs of quantity: intensifiers & modifiers
muy - very
mucho - much
poco - a little, a bit
algo - somewhat
nada - nothing
mitad - half
demasiado - too much
Está muy feliz. He is very happy.
Es bastante guapo. He is quite handsome.
Es más inteligente. She is more intelligent.
Anda demasiado rápido. He walks too fast.
3. "Point of view" adverbs
Personalmente, prefiero ir al cine. Personally, I prefer to go to the movies.
Quizás quiera ir a cenar. Perhaps he wants to go out to dinner.
Evidentemente te quiere. She obviously loves you.
4. Adverbs of time
ahora now
anoche last night
anteayer the day before yesterday
antes before
aún even, yet
ayer yesterday
después after
entonces then
hoy today
jamás never
luego then, later
mañana tomorrow
nunca never
pronto soon
pasado mañana the day after tomorrow
siempre always
tarde late
temprano early
todavía still, yet
Te llamo más tarde. I will call you later.
Fuimos al cine ayer. We went to the movies yesterday.
Ya me lo dijo. He already told me.
No usa ordenadores nunca. She never uses computers.
Suelo cenar pronto. I tend to eat dinner early.
5. Adverbs of place aquí - here
ahí - there (nearby)
allí - there (medium distance)
allá - there (far away)
cerca - near
lejos - far
atrás - behind
adelante - forward
debajo - under
delante - in front
abajo - down, downstairs
arriba - up, upstairs
afuera - out, outside
detrás - behind
enfrente - in front
alrededor - around
junto - next to
Mi habitación está arriba. My room is upstairs.
Te veré allí. I will see you there.
Vive lejos de mí. He lives far from me.
Estoy enfrente de tu casa. I am in front of your house.
Está dentro de la caja. It's inside the box.