Adverbs of manner in Spanish (bien, mal...)
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Adverbs of manner (adverbios de modo) describe how an action is being performed.
They give an answer to questions starting with "how?" or "in what way?".
Examples:
Adverbs of manner generally modify the verb they refer to.
Example:
Como me duele la rodilla, camino muy despacio. (Since my knee is hurting, I walk very slowly.)
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Adverbs of manner are placed after the verb they modify.
Example:
Marta canta mejor que tú. (Marta sings better than you.)
Since they modify a verb, they do not change according to the gender and number.
Some adverbs of manner are formed by adding the suffix -mente to the adjective.
Example:
To have a more in-depth explanation, have a look at Formation of adverbs (-mente) in Spanish subpage.
Spanish adverb | English translation | Example |
---|---|---|
alto | loudly | Pídele que hable más alto. (Ask him to speak more loudly.) |
así | like this like that this way | Esta cremallera se cierra así. (This zip closes like this.) |
bajo | quietly | Hablaba tan bajo que no me enteré de nada. (He was speaking so quietly that I did not understand anything.) |
bien | well | Amparo pinta muy bien. (Amparo paints very well.) |
claramente | clearly surely | Se trata claramente de un caso de discriminación de género. (This is surely a case of gender discrimination.) |
coscientemente | consciously | Lo hizo coscientemente. (He did it consciously.) |
deprisa | quickly to be in a hurry | ¿Estás deprisa? (Are you in a hurry?) |
despacio | slowly | Te lo digo bien despacio. (I tell it to you very slowly.) |
difícilmente | with difficulty | Tus objetivos son difícilmente alcanzables. (Your objectives are difficult to achieve.) |
especialmente | especially particularly | Hoy te ves especialmente bonita. (You look particularly pretty today.) |
estupendamente | wonderfully | Los trenes funcionan estupendamente en Suecia. (Trains work wonderfully in Sweden.) |
fácilmente | easily | Rafael saltó la cerca fácilmente. (Rafael jumped over the gate easily.) |
felizmente | happily | Está felizmente casada con un chico de Valencia. (She is happily married to a guy from Valencia.) |
fuerte | loudly | Habla fuerte que no te eschucho. (Speak loudly; I cannot hear you.) |
lento lentamente | slowly | Camina lento hacia atrás. (Walk slowly backwards.) |
mal | badly | Juan habla muy mal el francés. (Juan speaks French very badly.) |
mejor | better | Javier toca la guitarra mejor que su hermana. (Javier plays the guitar better than his sister.) |
peor | worse | Carlos toca el piano peor que Juan. (Carlos plays the piano worse than Juan.) |
profundamente | deeply | Tus palabras me hirieron profundamente. (Your words hurt me deeply.) |
rápido rápidamente | quickly fast | ¡Corre tan rápido como puedas! (Run as fast as you can!) |
silenciosamente | silently | Dejó silenciosamente la oficina. (He silently left the office.) |
suavemente | softly gently | Me besó suavemente. (He softly kissed me.) |
tristemente | sadly | Me miró tristemente. (He sadly looked at me.) |
He eats very slowly.
Come muy despacio.
Come muy alto.
This illnes especially affects teenagers.
Esta enfermedad afecta fácilmente a los adolescentes.
Esta enfermedad afecta especialmente a los adolescentes.
María consciously pronounced those words.
María pronunció coscientemente esas palabras.
María pronunció silenciosamente esas palabras.
Miguel plays the guitar better than Bautista.
Miguel toca la guitarra mejor que Bautista.
Miguel toca la guitarra peor que Bautista.
The child was sleeping soundly.
El niño dormía profundamente.
El niño dormía suavemente.
Don't speak so loudly!
¡No hables tan alto!
¡No hables tan lento!
I can hardly understand what he says with this accent.
Con este acento, fácilmente puedo entender lo que dice.
Con este acento, díficilmente puedo entender lo que dice.
I had a great time in Málaga.
Me lo pasé profundamente en Málaga.
Me lo pasé estupendamente en Málaga.
Emilio speaks German very badly.
Emilio habla muy mal el aleman.
Emilio habla muy bien el aleman.
I am happily in love with him.
Estoy felizmente enamorada de él.
Estoy profundamente enamorada de él.
He eats very slowly.
Come muy despacio.
This illnes especially affects teenagers.
Esta enfermedad afecta especialmente a los adolescentes.
María consciously pronounced those words.
María pronunció coscientemente esas palabras.
Miguel plays the guitar better than Bautista.
Miguel toca la guitarra mejor que Bautista.
The child was sleeping soundly.
El niño dormía profundamente.
Don't speak so loudly!
¡No hables tan alto!
I can hardly understand what he says with this accent.
Con este acento, díficilmente puedo entender lo que dice.
I had a great time in Málaga.
Me lo pasé estupendamente en Málaga.
Emilio speaks German very badly.
Emilio habla muy mal el aleman.
I am happily in love with him.
Estoy felizmente enamorada de él.
Have a look at the given English translations.
1- Hay que hacerlo . (We have to do it like this.)
2- Mi madre cocina muy . (My mother cooks very well.)
3- Habla que Juan necesita descansar. (Speak quietly; Juan needs to rest.)
4- Se trata de un caso de apendicitis. (This is surely a case of appendicitis.)
5- Camina que estamos de retraso. (Walk quickly because we are late.)
6- Juan corre demasiado . (Juan runs too slowly.)
7- Rose habla español que Graham. (Rose speaks Spanish worse than Graham.)
8- Volvió a casa. (He sadly went back home.)
9- Me acarició . (He caressed me gently.)
10- Se cayó al agua. (He silently fell into the water.)
He eats very slowly.
Come muy despacio.
Come muy alto.
This illnes especially affects teenagers.
Esta enfermedad afecta fácilmente a los adolescentes.
Esta enfermedad afecta especialmente a los adolescentes.
María consciously pronounced those words.
María pronunció coscientemente esas palabras.
María pronunció silenciosamente esas palabras.
Miguel plays the guitar better than Bautista.
Miguel toca la guitarra peor que Bautista.
Miguel toca la guitarra mejor que Bautista.
The child was sleeping soundly.
El niño dormía suavemente.
El niño dormía profundamente.
Don't speak so loudly!
¡No hables tan lento!
¡No hables tan alto!
I can hardly understand what he says with this accent.
Con este acento, fácilmente puedo entender lo que dice.
Con este acento, díficilmente puedo entender lo que dice.
I had a great time in Málaga.
Me lo pasé estupendamente en Málaga.
Me lo pasé profundamente en Málaga.
Emilio speaks German very badly.
Emilio habla muy bien el aleman.
Emilio habla muy mal el aleman.
I am happily in love with him.
Estoy felizmente enamorada de él.
Estoy profundamente enamorada de él.
He eats very slowly.
Come muy despacio.
This illnes especially affects teenagers.
Esta enfermedad afecta especialmente a los adolescentes.
María consciously pronounced those words.
María pronunció coscientemente esas palabras.
Miguel plays the guitar better than Bautista.
Miguel toca la guitarra mejor que Bautista.
The child was sleeping soundly.
El niño dormía profundamente.
Don't speak so loudly!
¡No hables tan alto!
I can hardly understand what he says with this accent.
Con este acento, díficilmente puedo entender lo que dice.
I had a great time in Málaga.
Me lo pasé estupendamente en Málaga.
Emilio speaks German very badly.
Emilio habla muy mal el aleman.
I am happily in love with him.
Estoy felizmente enamorada de él.
Have a look at the given English translations.
1- Hay que hacerlo . (We have to do it like this.)
2- Mi madre cocina muy . (My mother cooks very well.)
3- Habla que Juan necesita descansar. (Speak quietly; Juan needs to rest.)
4- Se trata de un caso de apendicitis. (This is surely a case of appendicitis.)
5- Camina que estamos de retraso. (Walk quickly because we are late.)
6- Juan corre demasiado . (Juan runs too slowly.)
7- Rose habla español que Graham. (Rose speaks Spanish worse than Graham.)
8- Volvió a casa. (He sadly went back home.)
9- Me acarició . (He caressed me gently.)
10- Se cayó al agua. (He silently fell into the water.)
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