Spanish Adverbs

---

In Spanish, adverbs (adverbios) modify verbs and adjectives. Adverbs in a sentence are easy to spot as they add information about time, place or quantity and answer questions such as how? how long? how often? when? where? and how much? This doesn’t change in Spanish.

Adverbs in Spanish are Used

• To clarify time or a place:
  Examples:
  Lisa va a llegar tarde a la casa.
  Lisa will be home late.
  
  Manuel viajará mucho este mes.
  Manuel will travel a lot this month.

• To clarify the meaning of an adjective:
  Example:
  El pastel está demasiado delicioso.
  The cake is too delicious.

• To explain/clarify the point of view of the communicator:
  Example:
  Si estudias, fácilmente pasaras la clase de español.
  If you study, you will easily pass the Spanish class.
  
  Trabaja constantemente y llegaras muy lejos.
  Constantly work, and you will go far.

Adverbs of Place Spanish List

Adverb of Place	Meaning
Abajo	down / downstairs
Aquí-Acá	here-over here
Afuera-Fuera	outside / out
Allí-Ahí-Allá	there / over there
Cerca	near
Debajo	under
Dentro	inside
Detrás	behind
Lejos	far

Adverbs of Time Spanish List

Adverb of Time	Meaning
Ahora	now
A menudo	often
Aveces	sometimes
Ayer	yesterday
Después	later / after
Hoy	today
Luego	then / later
Mañana	tomorrow
Nunca	never
Pronto	soon
Tarde	late
Temprano	early
Todavía	still

Quantity Adverbs List

Adverb of Quantity	Time
Bastante	enough
Demasiado	too many / too much
Mucho	much / a lot
Muy	very
Poco	little
Suficiente	enough

Adverbs of Manner

Adverb of Manner	Meaning
Bien	well
Mal	badly
Rápidamente	quickly