Here are 10 common French adverbs ending in -ment, how to pronounce them and how to use them in a sentence:
| Français | IPA* | English |
|---|---|---|
| Carrément | [kaʀemɑ̃] | Totally |
| Complètement | [kɔ̃plɛtmɑ̃] | Totally, completely |
| Exactement | [ɛgzaktəmɑ̃] | Exactly |
| Nettement | [nɛtmɑ̃] | Significantly |
| Personnellement | [pɛʀsɔnɛlmɑ̃] | Personally |
| Probablement | [pʀɔbabləmɑ̃] | Probably |
| Récemment | [ʀesamɑ̃] | Recently |
| Seulement | [sœlmɑ̃] | Only |
| Tellement | [tɛlmɑ̃] | So, such |
| Vachement. | [vaʃmɑ̃] | Bloody |
| Vraiment. | [vʀɛmɑ̃] | Really |
Examples:
- Ça te dit d’aller au restaurant ? Ouais, carrément ! Do you fancy going to the restaurant? Yeah, totally!
- C’est complètement fou. It’s totally/completely crazy.
- C’est exactement ce que j’allais dire. It’s exactly what I was going to say.
- J’ai nettement amélioré mon français. I significantly improved my French.
- Personnellement, j’adore les pizzas. Personally, I love pizzas.
- On va probablement aller courrir demain. We’re probably going to run tomorrow.
- J’ai récemment commencé à apprendre le français. I recently started to learn French.
- Je suis seulement allé en France une fois. I only went to France once.
- J’ai tellement faim. I’m so hungry.
- Ce film est vachement bien. This film is bloody good.
- Ce livre est vraiment intéressant. This book is really interesting.
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