How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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.

Spanish vocabulary: adverbs

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

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

Level 1: easy 38 words

Spanish	English
de nuevo	again
casi	almost
ya	already
también	also
mal	badly
detrás	behind
mejor	better
abajo	downstairs
en otra parte	elsewhere
lejos	far
por fin	finally
aquí	here
delante	in front
tarde	late
poco	little
mucho tiempo	long time
quizás	maybe
mientras tanto	meanwhile
mucho	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
luego	next
en particular	notably
a menudo	often
a la izquierda	on the left
solamente	only
allí	over there
deprisa	quickly
más bien	rather
realmente	really
tan	so much
a veces	sometimes
todo recto	straight ahead
después	then
así	thus
hoy	today
mañana	tomorrow
demasiado	too much
bien	well
ayer	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

Spanish	English
absolutamente	absolutely
desde luego	admittedly
hacia atrás	backwards
anteriormente	beforehand
debajo	below
por casualidad	by chance
ciertamente	certainly
completamente	completely
actualmente	currently
directamente	directly
netamente	distinctly
fácilmente	easily
enormemente	enormously
esencialmente	essentially
extremadamente	extremely
antaño	formerly
afortunadamente	fortunately
francamente	frankly
gratuitamente	free of charge
en adelante	from now on
inmediatamente	immediately
dentro	inside
principalmente	mainly
normalmente	normally
perfectamente	perfectly
definitivamente	permanently
probablemente	probably
raramente	rarely
regularmente	regularly
relativamente	relatively
seriamente	seriously
simplemente	simply
ligeramente	slightly
únicamente	solely
seguramente	surely
desafortunadamente	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

Spanish	English
bruscamente	abruptly
anualmente	annually
aproximadamente	approximately
enseguida	at once
calmadamente	calmly
prudentemente	cautiously
correctamente	correctly
con gusto	gladly
honestamente	honestly
amablemente	kindly
mensualmente	monthly
ruidosamente	noisily
ocasionalmente	occasionally
a propósito	on purpose
cortésmente	politely
tranquilamente	quietly
próximamente	shortly
silenciosamente	silently
sinceramente	sincerely
de repente	suddenly
sistemáticamente	systematically
provisionalmente	temporarily
habitualmente	usually
vagamente	vaguely
visiblemente	visibly
difícilmente	with difficulty

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

quickly deprisa rápido
straight ahead todo recto todo derecho

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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 Spanish vocabulary on iPhone.