Here are 10 common adverbs of manner in French, how to pronounce them and how to use them in a sentence:
| Français | IPA* | English |
|---|---|---|
| Attentivement | [atɑ̃tivmɑ̃] | Carefully |
| Facilement | [fasilmɑ̃] | Easily |
| Gentiment | [ʒɑ̃timɑ̃] | Kindly |
| Heureusement | [øʀøzmɑ̃] | Thankfully |
| Lentement | [lɑ̃tmɑ̃] | Slowly |
| Malheureusement | [maløʀøzmɑ̃] | Unfortunately |
| Patiemment | [pasjamɑ̃] | Patiently |
| Poliment | [pɔlimɑ̃] | Politely |
| Progressivement | [pʀɔgʀesivmɑ̃] | Progressively |
| Rapidement. | [ʀapidmɑ̃] | Quickly |
Examples:
- Il écoute attentivement. He listens carefully.
- Nous avons gagné facilement. We won easily.
- Elle répond gentiment. She kindly answers.
- Heureusement, j’ai un travail. Thankfully, I have a job.
- On mange lentement. We eat slowly.
- Malheureusement, je ne peux pas venir. Unfortunately, I can’t come.
- Nous attentons patiemment. We’re waiting patiently.
- Je demande poliment. I ask politely.
- J’apprends le français progressivement. I’m learning French progressively.
- Elle comprend rapidement. She understands quickly.
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