Slowly - Lentement (The 2637th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Slowly is Lentement. It can be used as adverb. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2637th most common word in French. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: slowly

French: lentement

Examples


The small boy slowly made some new friends.	Le petit garçon se fit lentement de nouveaux amis.
They say that eating more slowly is one way to eat less.	On dit que manger plus lentement est un moyen pour manger moins.
Speak slowly, please.	Parlez lentement, je vous prie.
Eat meals slowly.	Mange tes repas lentement.
Please speak slowly.	Parle lentement, s'il te plaît.
He walks very slowly.	Il marche très lentement.
The line is moving very slowly.	La ligne avance très lentement.
Speak slowly and clearly.	Parle lentement et clairement.

Speak more slowly, please	Parlez plus lentement s'il vous plaît
Work slowly.	Travaille lentement
Drive slowly.	Conduis lentement.
Tom walks slowly.	Tom marche lentement.
The door opened slowly.	La porte s'ouvrit lentement.
My grandmother speaks slowly.	Ma grand-mère parle lentement.
The sun sank slowly below the horizon.	Le soleil disparut lentement sous l'horizon.
Two great civilizations slowly fell into decay.	Deux grandes civilisations tombèrent lentement en désuétude.
He walks slowly.	Il marche lentement.
He repeated his name slowly.	Il répéta lentement son nom.
They moved ahead slowly.	Ils ont avancé lentement.
She closed her diary slowly.	Elle ferma lentement son journal.
My mother speaks slowly.	Ma mère parle lentement.