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Most common adverbs in Italian

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Italian adverbs (Adverbien italienisch) often have meanings that depend on context. Ancora can indicate that something continues or happens again. Già can mark something that has happened already. In negative statements, Mai usually follows the conjugated verb, with a negation before that verb. In questions, it can appear without a negation.

Bene and Male describe how an action is performed; Meglio and Peggio are their comparative forms. Da solo means being or doing something alone. Its second word changes with the gender and number of the person or people involved, so the expression is not invariable.

  1. Probabilmente /probabilˈmente/ Probably A2Intermediate#
  2. Sicuramente /sikuraˈmente/ Definitely A2Intermediate#
  3. Ovviamente /ovvjaˈmente/ Obviously B1Intermediate#
  4. Chiaramente /kjaraˈmente/ Clearly A2Intermediate#
  5. Evidentemente /evidenteˈmente/ Evidently B1Intermediate#
  6. Realmente /realˈmente/ Really B1Intermediate#
  7. Praticamente /pratikaˈmente/ Practically B1Intermediate#
  8. Ogni tanto /ˈoɲɲi ˈtanto/ Occasionally A2Intermediate#
  9. Intanto /inˈtanto/ Meanwhile A2Intermediate#
  10. A malincuore /a malinˈkwɔre/ Reluctantly B2Advanced#
  11. Ovunque /oˈvuŋkwe/ Everywhere B1Intermediate#
  12. Dappertutto /dapperˈtutto/ Everywhere A2Intermediate#
  13. Perfino /perˈfino/ Even B1Intermediate#
  14. Inoltre /iˈnoltre/ Moreover B1Intermediate#
  15. Anzi /ˈantsi/ On the contrary B1Intermediate#
  16. Tuttavia /tuttaˈvia/ However B1Intermediate#
  17. Altrimenti /altriˈmenti/ Otherwise A2Intermediate#
  18. Dunque /ˈdunkwe/ So B1Intermediate#
  19. Forse /ˈforse/ Maybe A1Elementary#
  20. Bene /ˈbɛne/ Well A1Elementary#
  21. Male /ˈmale/ Badly A1Elementary#
  22. Ieri /ˈjɛri/ Yesterday A1Elementary#
  23. Oggi /ˈɔddʒi/ Today A1Elementary#
  24. Domani /doˈmani/ Tomorrow A1Elementary#
  25. Adesso /aˈdɛsso/ Now A1Elementary#
  26. Presto /ˈprɛsto/ Soon A1Elementary#
  27. Tardi /ˈtardi/ Late A1Elementary#
  28. Prima /ˈprima/ Before A1Elementary#
  29. Dopo /ˈdopo/ After A1Elementary#
  30. Poi /ˈpɔi/ Then A1Elementary#
  31. Sempre /ˈsɛmpre/ Always A1Elementary#
  32. Mai /mai/ Never A1Elementary#
  33. Ancora /anˈkora/ Still A1Elementary#
  34. Molto /ˈmolto/ Very A1Elementary#
  35. Poco /ˈpɔko/ Little A1Elementary#
  36. Più /ˈpju/ More A1Elementary#
  37. Meno /ˈmeno/ Less A1Elementary#
  38. Qui /ˈkwi/ Here A1Elementary#
  39. Là /ˈla/ There A1Elementary#
  40. Mentre /ˈmentre/ While A2Elementary#
  41. Anche /ˈanke/ Also A1Elementary#
  42. Pure /ˈpure/ As well A2Elementary#
  43. Neanche /neˈaŋke/ Not even A2Elementary#
  44. Non più /non ˈpju/ No longer A2Elementary#
  45. Non ancora /non aŋˈkora/ Not yet A1Elementary#
  46. Quasi /ˈkwazi/ Almost A1Elementary#
  47. Circa /ˈtʃirka/ About A2Elementary#
  48. Abbastanza /abbasˈtantsa/ Quite A1Elementary#
  49. Troppo /ˈtrɔppo/ Too A1Elementary#
  50. Tanto /ˈtanto/ So much A1Elementary#
  51. Così /koˈzi/ So A1Elementary#
  52. Volentieri /volenˈtjɛri/ Gladly A1Elementary#
  53. Velocemente /veˌlotʃeˈmente/ Quickly A2Elementary#
  54. Meglio /ˈmɛʎʎo/ Better A1Elementary#
  55. Peggio /ˈpɛddʒo/ Worse A2Elementary#
  56. Soltanto /solˈtanto/ Only A2Elementary#
  57. Da solo /da sˈsolo/ Alone A1Elementary#
  58. Naturalmente /naturalˈmente/ Of course A2Elementary#
  59. Dietro /ˈdjɛtro/ Behind A1Elementary#
  60. Davanti /daˈvanti/ In front A1Elementary#
  61. Lentamente /lentaˈmente/ Slowly A1Elementary#
  62. Dentro /ˈdentro/ Inside A1Elementary#
  63. Fuori /ˈfwɔri/ Out A1Elementary#
  64. Sopra /ˈsopra/ Above A1Elementary#
  65. Sotto /ˈsotto/ Under A1Elementary#
  66. In alto /in ˈalto/ Up at the top A1Elementary#
  67. In basso /im ˈbasso/ Down A1Elementary#
  68. Subito /ˈsubito/ Immediately A1Elementary#
  69. Già /ˈdʒa/ Already A1Elementary#
  70. Appena /apˈpena/ Just A2Elementary#
  71. Lontano /lonˈtano/ Far A1Elementary#
  72. In fretta /in ˈfretta/ In a hurry A2Elementary#
  73. Insieme /inˈsjɛme/ Together A1Elementary#
  74. Quindi /ˈkwindi/ So A2Elementary#
  75. Infatti /inˈfatti/ In fact A2Elementary#
  76. Invece /inˈvetʃe/ Instead A2Elementary#
  77. Comunque /koˈmuŋkwe/ Anyway A2Elementary#
  78. Per esempio /per eˈzɛmpjo/ For example A1Elementary#
  79. Spesso /ˈspesso/ Often A1Elementary#
  80. In ritardo /in riˈtardo/ Behind schedule A1Elementary#
  81. In anticipo /in anˈtitʃipo/ In advance A2Elementary#
  82. Seriamente /serjaˈmente/ Seriously B1Intermediate#
  83. Cioè /tʃoˈɛ/ That is to say A2Elementary#
  84. Certamente /tʃertaˈmente/ Certainly A2Elementary#
  85. Veramente /ˌveraˈmente/ Really A1Elementary#
  86. Raramente /ˌraraˈmente/ Rarely A2Elementary#
  87. Nemmeno /nemˈmeno/ Not even A2Elementary#
  88. Tranquillamente /traŋˌkwillaˈmente/ Calmly A2Elementary#
  89. Perciò /perˈtʃɔ/ So A2Elementary#
  90. Rapidamente /ˌrapidaˈmente/ Rapidly A2Elementary#
  91. Calmamente /ˌkalmaˈmente/ Calmly A2Elementary#
  92. Fortemente /ˌfɔrteˈmente/ Strongly B1Elementary#
  93. Finora /fiˈnora/ So far B1Intermediate#
  94. Altrove /alˈtrove/ Elsewhere B1Intermediate#
  95. Teoricamente /teˌɔrikaˈmente/ Theoretically B2Intermediate#
  96. Talvolta /talˈvɔlta/ Sometimes B1Intermediate#

Rules to remember

  • Many adverbs end in -mente, as in Lentamente and Velocemente. This suffix forms adverbs from adjectives; the resulting adverbs do not change for gender or number.
  • Ogni tanto and In fretta are expressions written as separate words. Più, Là, Così and Già retain their written accents.
  • Molto and Poco are invariable as adverbs, but agree with a noun when used as adjectives.

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