Adverbs of frequency in Spanish
What are adverbs of frequency?
They are words we use to speak about how often something happens.
For example:
How often do you play tennis? I play tennis every day.
¿Con qué frecuencia juegas al tenis? Juego al tenis todos los días.
Position of adverbs of frequency
Most adverbs of frequency are placed after the verb in Spanish but the adverbs siempre, nunca and raramente usually precede the verb.
Most adverbial phrases like "de vez en cuando" can either precede or follow a verb.
Every in Spanish
Every = todos los
Every day = todos los días
Every week = todos los semanas
Every year = todos los años
Once, twice, etc. in Spanish
once = una vez
twice = dos veces
three times = tres veces
four times a week = cuantro veces por semana
eight times a year = ocho veces al año
Note the change in spelling VEZ is singular VECES
is plural
There is a flashcard exercise to help you learn the Spanish Adverbs of Frequency here
Examples of Spanish frequency adverbs
English | Spanish | English | Spanish |
weekly | semanalmente | Lista de videoclips (actualizada semanalmente) | List of videoclips(updated weekly) |
rarely | rara vez | rara vez se equivoca | she rarely makes a mistake |
often | a menudo | Discutir a menudo aumenta el riesgo de muerte | To argue often increases the risk of death. |
annually | anualmente | WhatsApp empieza a cobrar anualmente a los usuarios de iPhone | WhatsApp start to charge iPhone users annually |
seldom | Casi nunca | Casi nunca tengo ganas de hacer al amor | I seldom feel like making love |
daily | diariamente | Hacer deporte diariamente puede reducir el riesgo de enfermedad | Doing sport daily can reduce the risk of illness |
usually | Normalmente | Normalmente me levanto a las ocho | I normally get up at eight |
occasionally | ocasionalmente | En invierno aparecen delfines ocasionalmente frente al hotel. | In Winter dolphins occasionally appear in front of the hotel. |
never | Nunca | Nunca bebo alcohol con el estómago vacío | I never drink alcohol on a empty stomach |
once in a while | de vez en cuando | Como dice mi padre, de vez en cuando hay que pecar. | As my father says, once in a while you have to sin. |
hourly | cada hora | Mi bebé se despierta cada hora | My baby wakes up every hour. |
almost never | Casi nunca | Casi nunca llueve. | It almost never rains. |
regularly | con frecuencia | ¿En qué meses los huracanes ocurren con frecuencia? | In which months do hurricanes occur regularly |
monthly | mensualmente | ¿Cuánto tengo que pagar mensualmente por un préstamo? | How much do I have to pay monthly for a loan. |
normally | Normalmente | Normalmente vienen a las 8 de la mañana | They normally come at 8 in the morning |
every year | anualmente | ¿Cuantas toneladas de CO2 se producen anualmente? | How many tons of CO2 are produced every year. |
sometimes | a veces | a veces me pregunto si no tendrá razón | sometimes I wonder if she is right |
constantly | constantemente | los precios de la gasolina se aumentan constantemente | Prices of gasoline go up all the time |
always | Siempre | Siempre traigo buenas noticias | I always bring good news |
frequently | frecuentamente | Tener sexo frecuentamente te hace más inteligente | Having sex frequently makes you more intelligent |
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