Adverbs

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FRENCH ENGLISH
les adverbes les plus courants avec la terminaison "-ment" most common adverbs with "-ment" endings
vraiment /vʀɛmɑ̃/ really
- Il sonne vraiment bien. It sounds really good.
doucement /dusmɑ̃/ gently / slowly
- Doucement, c'est fragile. /fʀaʒil/ Gently, it's fragile.
absolument /apsɔlymɑ̃/ absolutely
- J'ai absolument kiffé. /kife/ I absolutely love it.
carrément /kaʀemɑ̃/ completely / definitely / outright
- Dis-lui carrément ce que tu penses. Tell him outright what you think.
- C'est carrément immangeable. /ɛ̃mɑ̃ʒabl/ It's completely inedible.
complètement /kɔ̃plɛtmɑ̃/ completely / absolutely
- Je me sens complètement inutile. /inytil/ I feel completely useless.
exactement /ɛɡzaktəmɑ̃/ exactly / accurately
- C'est exactement ça. That's exactly it.
évidemment /evidamɑ̃/ obviously / of course / naturally
- Évidemment qu'on est au courant. Of course we're aware of it.
parfaitement /paʀfɛtmɑ̃/ perfectly / most certainly
- Ça va parfaitement. It's going perfectly.
tellement /tɛlmɑ̃/ so many/much
- T'es tellement sensible. /sɑ̃sibl/ You're so sensitive.
forcément /fɔʀsemɑ̃/ necessarily / of course / have to
- Il y a forcément une solution. There has to be a solution.
- Pas forcément. Not necessarily.
franchement /fʀɑ̃ʃmɑ̃/ frankly / really / honestly
- Franchement, je suis à fond pour. (à fond = entirely) Frankly, I'm all for it.
justement /ʒystəmɑ̃/ just / exactly
- J'allais justement vous le demander. I was just going to ask you.
surtout /syʀtu/ especially / definitely
- Surtout pas, c'est une surprise. Definitely not, it's a surprise.
probablement /pʀɔbabləmɑ̃/ probably
- Probablement pas, effectivement. Probably not, actually.
effectivement /efɛktivmɑ̃/ actually / really / indeed
- Effectivement, le timing est serré. /tajmiŋ/ /seʀe/ Indeed, the timing is tight.
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