English adverbs are usually distinguished from their adjectival counterparts by the addition an -ly ending. “Normal” and “frequent” are adjectives, while “normally” and “frequently” are adverbs. The construction of most Spanish adverbs is very similar. Simply add ­–mente to an adjective that ends in a consonant or “e” to transform that adjective into an adverb. For adjectives ending in “o,” add the –mente ending to its feminine (-a) form.

Examples

Adjective	Adverb		English Equivalent of Adverb
normal	normalmente		normally
nuevo	nuevamente		once again
rápido	rápidamente		rapidly
inmediato	inmediatamente		immediately
frecuente	frecuentemente		frequently

 

Multiple adverbs

When two or more adverbs are used together, only the final one takes the –mente ending:

Ella trabaja diligente, rápida y eficientemente.

(She works diligently, quickly, and efficiently.)

Irregular adverbs

Some adverbs do not end in –mente. Here is a list of the most commonly-used ones.

Adverb	English Equivalent
hoy	today
mañana	tomorrow
a menudo	often
mucho	much, a lot, hard, a great deal
aquí	here
allí	there (far away)
siempre	always
muy	very
después	after
antes	before
todavía	still