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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