10 adverbs of frequency in French

Here are 10 common adverbs of frequency in French, how to pronounce them and how to use them in a sentence:

Adverbe	IPA*	Adverb
Toujours	[tuʒur]	Always
Tout le temps	[tu le tɑ̃]	All the time
Habituellement	[abitɥɛlmɑ̃]	Usually
D’habitude	[dabityd]	Usually
Souvent	[suvɑ̃]	Often
Régulièrement	[ʀegyljɛʀmɑ̃]	Regularly
Parfois	[paʀfwa]	Sometimes
De temps en temps	[də tɑ̃ zɑ̃ tɑ̃]	From time to time
Rarement	[ʀɑʀmɑ̃]	Rarely
Presque jamais	[pʀɛsk ʒamɛ]	Hardly ever
Jamais	[ʒamɛ]	Never

Examples:

• Je bois toujours du café le matin. I always drink coffee in the morning.
• Je bois habituellement du café le matin (formal). I usually drink coffee in the morning.
• D’habitude je bois du café le matin (informal). I usually drink coffee in the morning.
• Je bois souvent du café le matin. I often drink coffee in the morning.
• Je bois régulièrement du café le matin. I regularly drink coffee in the morning.
• Je bois parfois du café le matin. I sometimes drink coffee in the morning.
• Je bois du café le matin de temps en temps. I drink coffee in the morning from time to time.
• Je bois rarement du café le matin. I rarely drink coffee in the morning.
• Je ne bois presque jamais de café le matin. I hardly ever drink coffee in the morning.
• Je ne bois jamais de café le matin. I never drink coffee in the morning.

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