What is close to "actually" in Spanish?
If you say actualmente that is currently, so this doesn't translate well directly. I want to use an expression to carry the meaning of the word actually in English.

examples of Actually as a correction.
-Actually the appointment is on Friday not Wednesday.
-You want me to help? No actually I know how to use these.

examples of Actually as a sentence starter/transition thing( I don't know the technical name).
-Actually I once had something like that happen to me.
-Actually I know her too, we went to the same highs school. Really?

Do realmente and en realidad come close?

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What is close to "actually" in Spanish?
If you say actualmente that is currently, so this doesn't translate well directly. I want to use an expression to carry the meaning of the word actually in English.

examples of Actually as a correction.
-Actually the appointment is on Friday not Wednesday.
-You want me to help? No actually I know how to use these.

examples of Actually as a sentence starter/transition thing( I don't know the technical name).
-Actually I once had something like that happen to me.
-Actually I know her too, we went to the same highs school. Really?

Do realmente and en realidad come close?

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(sorry if i'm wrong, and sorry because my english is not very good)... i think is like this if you want to use "actually" in spanish:

examples of Actually as a correction.
-Actually the appointment is on Friday not Wednesday.
-DE HECHO la cita es el viernes, no el miercoles.

-Actually I once had something like that happen to me.
-DE HECHO a mi me sucedió algo parecido.

You can use "EN REALIDAD" too, but it is better if you use the last example.

Espero que esto haya sido de gran ayuda para ti!  bye!!

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"De hecho" es una excelente traducción.

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It does sound like in fact.
Thank you to all who answered.

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Good question!! We use "de hecho" and "en realidad" for actually. 
"de hecho" sounds a bit like "in fact" AND "en realidad" sounds like "to be honest" so in your examples I would say:

- En realidad la cita es el viernes, no el miércoles.
- Quieres ayudarme? - No, en realidad no sé como usar eso.

- De hecho a mi me sucedió algo así.
- De hecho yo la conozco también.

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I prefer "en realidad", because you can use it in more cases than "de hecho". But actually, "de hecho" is a good translation...

Love actually -> El amor, en realidad.

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