基本 – Basic Japanese Adverbs and Sentences

Here are 20 basic Japanese adverbs and example sentences using them. Adverbs are used to add more meaning to verbs. With just a few key adverbs along with some basic verbs, you will be able to say a lot in Japanese.

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Expressing Time

もう：already, before long

もう帰かえろう
Let’s go home already
まだ：still

ご飯はんはまだあるよ
There still is food

すぐ：immediately

すぐに行いく
I am going immediately
まず：first

まず考かんがえさせて
first, let me think (about it)

初めて（はじめて）：for the first time

これは初はじめて見みた風景ふうけい
This is the first time I have seen this scene

いつも：always

この道みちをいつも通とおっている 
I am always taking this way

Adverbs for Large Amounts

さらに：even more

昨日きのうよりさらに人ひとが多おおくなった
There are even more people than yesterday

よく：well

その話はなしはよく分わかるよ
I understand that story well

かなり：considerably, rather

やりたいことはかなりある
there are rather many things I want to do

とても：very

とても楽たのしい一日いちにちだった
it was a very fun day

Adverbs for Small Amounts

少し（すこし）：a little
少すこしだけでいい
Just a little is fine
ちょっと：a bit

ちょっと待まって
wait just a bit
まったく：completely

話はなしが全まったく違ちがう
That is completely different from what we talked about
あまり…ない：rather, not so much

やりたいことはあまりない
there is not much I would like to do

Adverbs for this and that way

そう：that, like that, in that way

そうするつもりです
I was planning on doing that
こう：this, like this, in this way

彼かれはこう言いった…
He said this…
どう：how, what, in what way

どうした？
What happened?

Other Adverbs

やはり：as I thought, as expected

やはりそう思おもった
as expected, that is just as I thought

特に（とくに）：especially, particularly

特とくに何なにもありません
there is not anything particularly

実際に（じっさいに）：actually

実際じっさいにやってみたら、楽たのしかった 
When I actually tried it it was fun

Learning common words is a good way to start learning Japanese. Learning common words in different word categories is even better. If you want to know where to go next, there is a special category of words in Japanese called Rentaishi. They are kind of like a type of adjective.

After that, I have several other posts on Vocabulary. Good luck with your Japanese learning journey.

If you are interested in learning Japanese I have reviewed what I consider the best resource for Japanese Grammar below:

Resources

• Frequent Japanese words – ninjal