120 Common French Adverbs to Make Your French Sound More Interesting
Looking for a list of the most common French adverbs? You've come to the right place! In this article, we're listing down 120 of the most common ones that you can use in your everyday speech.
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Common French Adverbs
French Adverbs that Start with A
| absolument | absolutely |
| actuellement | currently |
| ailleurs | elsewhere |
| alors | so |
| ainsi | thus; so |
| après | after |
| assez | quite, fairly |
| aujourd'hui | today |
| aussi | as; as well |
| aussitôt | immediately |
| autant | as much |
| autrefois | in the old days |
| autrement | differently |
| autour | around |
| avant | before |
| avant-hier | on the day before yesterday |
| avec | with |
French Adverbs that Start with B
| beaucoup | a lot |
| bas | low |
| bien | well |
| bientôt | soon |
| brusquement | abruptly |
French Adverbs that Start with C
| cependant | nonetheless |
| certes | admittedly |
| certainement | certainly |
| ci | here |
| combien | how much/many |
| comme | as |
| comment | how |
| complètement | completely |
French Adverbs that Start with D
| d'abord | first |
| davantage | more |
| debout | standing |
| dehors | outside |
| déjà | already |
| delà | beyond |
| demain | tomorrow |
| depuis | since |
| dernièrement | lately |
| désormais | from now on, henceforth |
| dessus | on top of |
| devant | in front of |
| doucement | softly |
French Adverbs that Start with E
| également | as well/equally |
| encore | again/still |
| enfin | finally; eventually |
| ensemble | together |
| ensuite | next, then |
| énormément | enormously |
| environ | about |
French Adverbs that Start with F
| facilement | easily |
| franchement | frankly |
French Adverbs that Start with G
| gentiment | kindly |
| guère | hardly |
French Adverbs that Start with H
| haut | high |
| heureusement | fortunately |
| hier | yesterday |
French Adverbs that Start with I
| ici | here |
| immédiatement | immediately |
French Adverb that Starts with J
| jamais | never |
French Adverbs that Start with L
| là | there |
| là-bas | over there |
| là-dedans | in here, in there |
| là-dessus | on here; on there |
| largement | greatly; well |
| légèrement | lightly; slightly |
| lentement | slowly |
| loin | far |
| longtemps | for a long time |
| lors | when |
| lors de | during |
French Adverb that Start with M
| maintenant | now |
| mal | poorly; badly |
| même | even |
| moins | less |
| mieux | better |
French Adverbs that Start with N
| naturellement | naturally |
| ne | not |
| non | no; not |
French Adverb that Starts with O
| oui | yes |
French Adverbs that Start with P
| parfois | sometimes |
| partout | everywhere |
| pas | not |
| parfaitement | perfectly |
| peu | few, little |
| peut-être | perhaps |
| plutôt | rather |
| plus | more, ___-er |
| point | hardly any; almost no |
| pourquoi | why |
| pourtant | yet |
| précédemment | previously |
| précisément | precisely |
| premièrement | firstly |
| près | near |
| presque | nearly |
| profondément | profoundly |
| puis | then |
French Adverbs that Start with Q
| quelque | some |
| quelque part | somewhere |
French Adverbs that Start with R
| rapidement | rapidly |
| rarement | rarely |
French Adverbs that Start with S
| seulement | only |
| sérieusement | seriously |
| simplement | simply |
| si | as/so |
| soudain | suddenly |
| souvent | often |
| surtout | especially |
French Adverbs that Start with T
| tant | so much |
| tantôt | sometimes |
| tard | late |
| tellement | so (much) |
| tôt | early |
| toujours | always |
| tout | all |
| très | very |
| trop | too much |
French Adverbs that Start with V
| vite | quickly |
| vraiment | really |
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