Common Italian adverbs list – A
| Italian | English |
| a dispetto di | in spite of |
| a piedi | on foot |
| abbastanza | enough |
| abilmente | skillfully |
| accanto | beside, next to |
| adesso | now |
| adagio | slowly, warily |
| addirittura | even |
| affatto | at all |
| agilmente | with agility, nimbly |
| all’improvviso | suddenly |
| all’incirca | circa, roughly |
| all’inizio | at the beginning |
| allora | then, in that moment |
| almeno | at least, if only |
| alquanto | very, rather |
| altrettanto | as |
| altrimenti | differently |
| altrove | elsewhere |
| anche | too, also, as well |
| ancora | again, still |
| annualmente | annualy |
| anzitutto | first of all |
| appena | barely, just |
| appieno | to the fullest |
| apposta | on purpose |
| appunto | precisely, indeed |
| assai | very, rather |
| assieme | together |
| assolutamente | absolutely |
| attentamente | carefully |
| attorno | around, about |
| attraverso | across, diagonally |
| attualmente | currently |
| avanti | ahead, forward |
Common Italian adverbs list – B
| Italian | English |
| basso | down, downward |
| beatamente | blissfully |
| bellamente | totally, comfortably |
| bene | well, fine, good |
| benissimo | very well, perfectly |
| brevemente | briefly |
| bruscamente | sharply, abruptly |
| brutalmente | brutally |
Common Italian adverbs list – C
| Italian | English |
| caldamente | sincerely, wormly, eagerly |
| candidamente | candidly, openly |
| casualmente | casually |
| cautamente | cautiously |
| certamente | certainly |
| certo | definitely, certainly |
| chiaramente | clearly |
| chissà | who knows, I wonder |
| ciecamente | blindly |
| come | how |
| comodamente | comfortably, easily |
| completamente | completely |
| comunque | anyway, in any case |
| controcorrente | against the current |
| controvento | against the wind |
| controvoglia | reluctantly |
| cordialmente | cordially |
| correttamente | accurately, precisely |
| così | so, thus, in this way |
Common Italian adverbs list – D
| Italian | English |
| daccapo | from the beginning |
| dappertutto | everywhere |
| dapprima | initially |
| davanti | in front, opposite from |
| davvero | really, truly |
| debolmente | weakly, dimly |
| decentemente | decently |
| decisamente | decisively |
| delicatamente | delicately |
| dentro | inside, indoors |
| dietro | back, behind |
| difficilmente | unlikely, barely |
| diritto | straight away, directly |
| diversamente | differently |
| domani | tomorrow |
| dopo | next, after, later, afterward |
| dopodomani | the day after tomorrow |
| dopotutto | after all |
| dove | where |
| dovunque | everywhere, anywhere |
| dritto | straight |
| duramente | harshly, firmly, solidly |
Common Italian adverbs list – E
| Italian | English |
| eccessivamente | excessively |
| eccetera | etcetera |
| ecco | here! |
| effettivamente | indeed, actually, basically |
| esattamente | precisely, exactly |
| esclusivamente | exclusively, only |
| esternamente | outwardly, externally |
Common Italian adverbs list – F
| Italian | English |
| fa | ago |
| facilmente | easily |
| falsamente | falsely, untruthfully |
| felicemente | happily, successfully |
| ferocemente | ferociously |
| fieramente | proudly |
| finalmente | finally |
| finora | so far, up until now |
| fondamentalmente | fundamentally, essentially |
| forse | maybe, perhaps |
| francamente | frankly |
| freddamente | coldly |
| freneticamente | frantically |
| fuori | outside |
Common Italian adverbs list – G
| Italian | English |
| gelosamente | jealously |
| gentilmente | gently |
| giustamente | rightly (so), properly |
| già | before, already, yet |
| giù | down, below |
| goffamente | clumsily |
| gratis | free, free of charge |
| gravemente | seriously, gravely |
| grossomodo | roughly, approximately |
Common Italian adverbs list – I
| Italian | English |
| idem | ditto, the same |
| ieri | yesterday |
| illegalmente | illegaly |
| improvvisamente | suddenly |
| incontro | towards, against |
| indosso | on (of clothes) |
| indubbiamente | undoubtedly |
| infine | eventually, in the end |
| infinitamente | infinitely |
| inizialmente | initially |
| innanzitutto | for starters, first of all |
| inoltre | moreover, furthermore |
| insieme | together |
| insomma | so, hence, in conclusion |
| intorno | around, near |
| inutilmente | uselessly |
| invano | in vain |
| invece | instead, but |
Common Italian adverbs list – L
| Italian | English |
| laddove | where, in which |
| laggiù | down there |
| lassù | up there |
| legalmente | legally |
| leggermente | slightly, lightly |
| lentamente | slowly |
| lievemente | slightly, lightly |
| lontano | far away |
| là/lì | there |
Common Italian adverbs list – M
| Italian | English |
| magari | perhaps, maybe |
| magicamente | magically |
| mai | never |
| malamente | badly |
| a malapena | barely, with difficulty |
| male | poorly, madly |
| malissimo | very poorly, badly |
| manco | not even |
| manualmente | manually |
| meglio | better |
| meno | less, least |
| mensilmente | monthly |
| mentalmente | mentally |
| mica | it’s not like, it’s not as if |
| molto | very, much |
| momentaneamente | momentarily |
| mortalmente | mortally |
Common Italian adverbs list – N
| Italian | English |
| naturalmente | naturally |
| neanche | neither, not even |
| necessariamente | necessarily |
| nemmeno | neither, not even |
| neppure | not even |
| nervosamente | nervously |
| no | no |
| non | not |
| normalmente | normally |
| nottetempo | at night |
Common Italian adverbs list – O
| Italian | English |
| obbligatoriamente | compulsory |
| oggi | today |
| oltre | beyond, past, over |
| onestamente | honestly |
| ora | now |
| or(a)mai | by now, at this point |
| ovunque | everywhere, all over |
| ovviamente | obviously |
Common Italian adverbs list – P
| Italian | English |
| palesemente | clearly |
| parecchio | a lot, quite a lot |
| pari | even |
| peggio | worse |
| peraltro | but, however |
| perché | why |
| perfettamente | perfectly |
| perfino/persino | so much as, even |
| perlopiù | for the most part, usually |
| personalmente | personally |
| pianissimo | very slowly, very quietly |
| piano | slowly, quetly |
| pienamente | fully |
| piuttosto | rather, quite |
| più | more |
| più o meno | more or less |
| poco | little |
| poi | then, after, later |
| possibilmente | possibly |
| praticamente | essentially, practically |
| precisamente | precisely |
| preferibilmente | preferably |
| pressappoco | more or less, about |
| pressoché | nearly, almost |
| prestissimo | very soon, very early |
| presto | soon, early |
| prima | before, earlier |
| principalmente | mainly, primarily |
| privatamente | privately |
| probabilmente | probably |
| proprio | really, quite |
| puramente | purely, sincerely |
| pure | also, too |
| purtroppo | unfortunately |
Common Italian adverbs list – Q
| Italian | English |
| qua/qui | here |
| quando | when |
| quasi | almost, nearly |
| quindi | then |
Common Italian adverbs list – R
| Italian | English |
| rapidamente | rapidly, quickly |
| raramente | rarely |
| realmente | actually, truly |
Common Italian adverbs list – S
| Italian | English |
| scarsamente | scarcely, barely |
| semmai | if anything, if at all |
| semplicemente | simply |
| sempre | always, forever |
| sennò | if not, otherwise |
| seriamente | seriously |
| sicuramente | surely, certainly |
| similmente | similarly |
| sinceramente | sincerely, candidly |
| solamente | only |
| solo | only, just |
| soltanto | only, just |
| soprattutto | above all, especially |
| sotto | underneath, under |
| sottosopra | upside down |
| sottovoce | under your breath, quietly |
| sottozero | below zero |
| specialmente | especially, particularly |
| spesso | often |
| stamattina | this morning |
| stasera | this evening |
| stranamente | unusually |
| su | upstairs, overhead |
| subito | at once, immediately |
| sì | yes |
Common Italian adverbs list – T
| Italian | English |
| talmente | so, so much, to such an extent |
| talvolta | sometimes |
| tanto | a lot, very much |
| tardi | late |
| terribilmente | terribly |
| totalmente | totally |
| tranquillamente | calmy, serenely, easily |
| troppo | too much, in excess |
| tuttora | even now, to this day |
Common Italian adverbs list – U
| Italian | English |
| ugualmente | equally, just the same |
| ultimamente | lately |
| unicamente | only, uniquely |
| urgentemente | urgently |
Common Italian adverbs list – V
| Italian | English |
| vagamente | vaguely |
| velocemente | quickly, rapidly |
| veramente | actually, really |
| viceversa | whereas, other way around |
| vicino | nearby, close by |
| volentieri | gladly, willingly |
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