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This page gives 100 Italian words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Italian vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Italian adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 Italian words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Italian	English
ancora	again
quasi	almost
già	already
anche	also
male	badly
dietro	behind
meglio	better
giù	downstairs
altrove	elsewhere
lontano	far
infine	finally
qui	here
davanti	in front
tardi	late
poco	little
a lungo	long time
forse	maybe
nel frattempo	meanwhile
molto	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
poi	next
in particolare	notably
spesso	often
a sinistra	on the left
soltanto	only
laggiù	over there
velocemente	quickly
piuttosto	rather
davvero	really
talmente	so much
talvolta	sometimes
dritto	straight ahead
dopo	then
così	thus
oggi	today
domani	tomorrow
troppo	too much
bene	well
ieri	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

Italian	English
assolutamente	absolutely
certo	admittedly
indietro	backwards
prima	beforehand
sotto	below
per caso	by chance
certamente	certainly
completamente	completely
attualmente	currently
direttamente	directly
nettamente	distinctly
facilmente	easily
enormemente	enormously
essenzialmente	essentially
estremamente	extremely
un tempo	formerly
fortunatamente	fortunately
francamente	frankly
gratuitamente	free of charge
d’ora in poi	from now on
immediatamente	immediately
dentro	inside
principalmente	mainly
normalmente	normally
perfettamente	perfectly
definitivamente	permanently
probabilmente	probably
raramente	rarely
regolarmente	regularly
relativamente	relatively
seriamente	seriously
semplicemente	simply
leggermente	slightly
unicamente	solely
sicuramente	surely
purtroppo	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

Italian	English
bruscamente	abruptly
annualmente	annually
approssimativamente	approximately
subito	at once
calmamente	calmly
prudentemente	cautiously
correttamente	correctly
volentieri	gladly
onestamente	honestly
gentilmente	kindly
mensilmente	monthly
rumorosamente	noisily
occasionalmente	occasionally
apposta	on purpose
cortesemente	politely
tranquillamente	quietly
prossimamente	shortly
silenziosamente	silently
sinceramente	sincerely
improvvisamente	suddenly
sistematicamente	systematically
provvisoriamente	temporarily
abitualmente	usually
vagamente	vaguely
visibilmente	visibly
difficilmente	with difficulty

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Italian words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Italian vocabulary on iPhone.