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Spanish Grammar: Sentences | Verbs | Nouns | Adjectives | Prepositions | Adverbs

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs are placed after the verb it modifies, and are placed before the adverb it modifies:
You sing well => Cantas bien.
You sing very well => Cantas muy bien.

To make adverbs add -mente (like how we add -ly to adjectives in English). For example,
natural : naturally :: natural : naturalmente
easy: easily :: fácil : fácilmente

Here are some more with -mente endings:
usually => generalmente
quickly => rápidamente
slowly => lentamente

Time Related
after => después
always => siempre
currently => actualmente
early => temprano
finally => por fin
frequently => frecuentemente
late => tarde
later => luego
never => jamás / nunca
now => ahora
often => a menudo
soon => pronto
then (next) => entonces
today => hoy
tomorrow => maņana
when => cuando
while => mientras
yesterday => ayer
yet (still) => todavía
  Location Related
ahead => delante
behind => detrás
above => arriba
below => abajo
here => aqui
there => allí
inside => dentro
outside => fuera
nearby => cerca
far => lejos
where => dónde
    Others
badly => mal
well => bien
loudly => alto, fuerte
softly => bajo
better => mejor
worse => peor
even yet => aún
moreover => además
also => también
almost => casi
enough => bastante
too much => demasiado
more => más
less => menos
much => mucho
very => muy
little => poco