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How to use YA & other adverbs

ALR Curated Spanish Course How to use YA & other adverbs

How to use YA and other adverbs

Key Words & Phrases

Key Words

Adverbs – manner
- Lento → lentamente
- Rápido → rápidamente
- Bien / mal
- Despacio

Adverbs – intensifiers
- Mucho / poco
- Más / menos
- Mejor / peor
- Todo / casi

Adverbs – time (not yet studied)
- Ahora
- Ahora mismo
- Luego
- Todavía
- Ya
- Temprano
- Tarde

Adverbs – place (not yet studied)
- Aquí / acá
- Ahí / Allí
- Allá

Key Phrases

¡Ya!
¡Ya voy!
¿Ya comiste?
Pagas en la caja y ya.
Ya no fumamos.
Ya comprendo.
Ya lo sé.
Ya lo haré.
Ya, ya.
Ya lo lograrás.

Learn

adverbs

10 Ways to Use “Ya” in Spanish

Read

FluentU (adverbs)

Tell Me in Spanish (ya)

Watch

Maestro Kaplan (adverbs)

Spanish Like a Pro (adverbs of frequency)

Why not Spanish (ya)

The Language Tutor (ya)

Butterfly Spanish (ya)

Read

Lingolia (adverbs)

Spanish Dict (adverbs)

121 Spanish (adverbs)

Spanish Academy (ya)

FluentU (ya)

Practice

Interactive Exercises

Spanish Dict (-mente adverbs)

Lingolia (-mente adverbs)

Writing

Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below.

Make short sentences about each of the following images using each one of these adverbs: frecuentemente, bien, rápidamente, lentamente, temprano, ya, todo, mal.

Speaking

Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below.

Partner Speaking Exercise:

With a partner who speaks Spanish, practice forming different -mente adverbs by using this list of English adverbs of manner (ending in -ly). See how many of these English adverbs also exist in Spanish. Then try to form ten simple sentences using adverbs of manner.

Independent Speaking Exercise:

Choose 10 of your favorite -ly adverbs in English and form their -mente versions in Spanish. Use them in sentences, saying each sentence aloud. If you need help thinking of -ly adverbs use this list of English adverbs. Check them in a translator to see if they are correct once you’ve formed the Spanish equivalents.