常に vs. いつも: Learn To Speak Japanese Powerfully

常つねに vs. いつも: Learn To Speak Japanese Powerfully

What is the difference between “常つねに and いつも”? They have subtle differences. If you have some reason, which is correct: “私わたしは常つねにバスで学校がっこうに行いく” or “私わたしはいつもにバスで学校がっこうに行いく”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

常つねに (tsuneni)

Always / 平时 / 항상 / thường thì

“常つねに” means “Always” and which has been used as the meaning of “every time or all the time”. The basic way to it is “常つねに___(verb)する/(adjective)だ” such as “常つねに笑わらう(always laugh)”, 常つね賑にぎやかだ(always lively)”, etc. Native speakers tend to use いつも as the meaning of “常つねに”. Because “常つねに” is pretty formal in daily conversation.

Example

私わたしの家族かぞくは常つねに賑にぎやかなの！草くさ (My family is always lively.) (我家总是很热闹！草) (우리 가족은 엄청 밝아 ㅋㅋ) (Gia đình tớ thường rất náo nhiệt!)

常つねに謙虚けんきょでいたいな。 (I always want to be humble.) (我想一直保有谦虚。) (항상 겸손하고 싶다.) (Tớ muốn lúc nào mình cũng khiêm tốn.)

うーん。健康けんこうかぁ・・ (Hmm…health…) (唔~~健康吧？！) (음.. 건강한 걸까..) (Hửm… gì cơ? khỏe mạnh á…)

体からだを常つねに暖あたたかくすることだよ！ (Always keep yourself warm!) (始终保持身体温暖哦！) (몸을 항상 따뜻하게하는 것이 좋아!) (Lúc nào cũng phải giữ ấm cơ thể đấy!)

いつも (itsumo)

Usually (Always) / 总是 / 언제나 / lúc nào cũng

“いつも” means “Usually (Always)” and which has been used as the meaning of “in the way that most often happens”. The basic way to use “いつも” is “私わたしはいつも___(verb)する/(adjective)だ” which means “I usually ___(verb)/ am usually ___(adjective)”. Again native speakers tend to use “いつも” as the meaning of “常つねに”. So, the meaning of “I always go by bike.” and “I usually go by bike.” can be translated to “私わたしはいつも自転車じてんしゃで行いく”. Of course, you could say “私わたしは常つねに自転車じてんしゃで行いく” as the meaning of “I always go by bike.” when you want to emphasize “Always”. Using “いつも” is casual than using “常つねに”.