CONNECTORS to use in your PIECES of WRITING

USE CONNECTORS SPANISH MEANING EXAMPLES

In the beginning Al principio - In the beginning of the Snowhite tale, the Queen was a beautiful woman.
To begin with, Para empezar, - Lets solve the problem. To begin with, we must wake up much earlier.
(At) First, / Firstly, Primero, - Firstly, I got up and had breakfast.
Second, / Secondly, Segundo, - Secondly, I had a shower.
Indicar Third, / Thirdly, Tercero, - Thirdly, I put my clothes on.
una Next, / Then, / Later, Despus, - Then I left home and bought some gum. Later I went to the library. Next I started
secuenci At that moment, En ese momento, studying English there.
ao Suddenly, / All of a sudden, De repente, - At that moment, my telephone rang.
enumera Meanwhile, / In the Mientras tanto, - All of a sudden, everybody started looking at me.
r puntos meantime, Despus, - Meanwhile, my telephone was still ringing and I couldnt turn it off!
After that, / Afterwards, Finalmente, - Afterwards, a man came to me shouting: YOU CANT BRING YOUR MOBILE PHONE
In the end, / Finally, / Por fin HERE!
Eventually, - Eventually, I woke up. It all was a dream!
At last - At last I was relaxed again!
Because + oracin porque - I never call you because I dont have your number.
Describir Since + oracin porque, ya que - Since youre here, could you help me cook dinner?
una As + oracin porque, ya que - As it was too cold outside, they decided to stay home.
causa o Because of + sustantivo A causa de - Because of her accident, she cant walk.
un Due to + sustantivo Debido a - Due to the crisis, many shops are closing these days.
motivo Thats why Por eso, Por esa - I dont have your number. Thats why I never call you.
razn
In my opinion, / To my mind, En mi opinin, - In my opinion, the Beatles are the best band in the history of music.
In mi view, / From my point Desde mi punto de - From my point of view, smoking should be prohibited also in open spaces like parks,
of view, vista, sports arenas, etc.
As far as I am concerned, Por lo que a m - As far as I am concerned, everybody should have a place to live.
I think / believe / feel that respecta, - I strongly believe that money is always the cause of all problems.
It seems to me (that) Pienso / Creo que - It seems to me that young people today are not interested in politics.
Personally, Me parece que - Personally, I am not worried about that topic.
Expresar
It is clear/true that Personalmente, - It is clear that many people are losing their jobs with the current economic situation.
opinione
I am for / in favour of Est claro / Es cierto - I am for the introduction of inspectors in the politicians offices.
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I am against que - I am totally against the reforms made by the President.
I (dont) agree with Estoy a favor de - I dont agree with the governments economic policies.
To be honest, Estoy en contra de - To be honest, I havent got much information about the crisis.
Undoubtedly, (no) estoy de acuerdo - Undoubtedly, these problems wont be solved in the next months.
con
Para ser sincero,
Indudablemente,
In addition, / Furthermore, Adems, - I didnt want to go the cinema. In addition, I hadnt got enough money.
Moreover, / Besides, Adems, - I speak Spanish. Moreover, I can also also speak English and French.
Aadir In addition to + sustantivo, Adems de, - In addition to Spanish, I can also speak English and French.
informaci Besides + sustantivo, Adems de, - Besides pasta, I would also like salad and pizza for dinner.
n As well as + sustantivo, Adems de, - As well as pasta, I would also like salad and pizza for dinner.
Also + verbo Tambin - I also want a piece of fruit.
... too. / as well. (al final) tambin. - Finally, I could eat a chocolate ice-cream as well. And a cake too!
 For + sustantivo Para - I am studying very hard for a good grade in the exam.
Indicar For + gerundio Para - This machine is for cooking.
propsit (not) to + infinitivo Para (no) - I am studying a lot to get the best grades.
oo In order (not) to + infinitivo Para (no) - In order not to be late , we arrived at the station 3 hours early.
finalidad So as (not) to + infinitivo Para (no) - So as to arrive on time, we took a taxi.
So that + oracin Para que - We took a taxi so that we werent late.
But Pero - I can speak Spanish and English, but I dont know German.
However, / Yet, / Still, Sin embargo, - I can speak Spanish and English. However, I dont know German. [van detrs de
Nevertheless, / Nonetheless, Sin embargo, punto]
Although / (Even) though + Aunque - We arrived to the shop at 8 pm. Nevertheless, it was closed already. [van detrs de
oracin Por el contrario, punto]
On the contrary, / In contrast, Por una parte - Even though Ive never been to England, I speak very good English.
Expresar por otra (parte) - On the contrary, I dont know anything about the British culture.
contrast On the one hand, Mientras que - On the one hand, their food is terrible.
eo On the other (hand), A pesar de todo - On the other hand, they have very
diferenci A pesar de good-quality beers.
a Whereas / While A pesar de - Whereas Im very interested in the history of Britain, I have never read a book about it.
All the same, A pesar de que - I was very sick. All the same, I continued playing the football match.
In spite of + sustantivo - In spite of my injure, I continued playing. // In spite of being sick, I continued
gerundio playing.
Despite + sustantivo gerundio - Despite my injure, I continued playing. // Despite being sick, I continued
In spite of / Despite the fact playing.
that + orac. - In spite of the fact that I was sick, I continued playing.
Describir Similarly, / Likewise, Igualmente, - I dont understand what youre saying. Likewise, I dont get your intention.
semejan In the same way Del mismo modo, - Im not a very good pianist. In the same way, Im not a very good guitarist either.
za Both and . Tanto como - Both Lennon and McCartney were born in Liverpool.
Decir de That is (to say), Es decir, - I have insomnia. That is to say, I cant sleep at nights.
otra In other words, En otras palabras, - Paul is a cleptomaniac. In other words, he really needs to steal things.
forma
So / Thus (el ltimo es muy As que - Mike didnt study much, so he failed all his exams.
Describir formal) Por lo tanto, - Mike didnt study much. Therefore, he failed all his exams. [va detrs de punto]
un Therefore, Por consiguiente - Ana used to smoke a lot. As a consequence, she always has respiratory problems.
resultad As a result, / As a Por esta razn, - I am afraid of the sea. For this reason, I always spend my holidays in the mountain.
o consequence,
For this reason,
Cambiar In fact, / As a matter of fact, De hecho, - Im not very good at sports. In fact, I hate running!
enfoque, Actually, En realidad, - Tony is very young, but actually hes very mature for his age.
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hechos
Hablar en In general, / Generally, En general, - Generally, people in Spain speak Spanish.
general As a (general) rule, Por regla general, - As a general rule, dogs are not allowed in this building.
For example, / For instance, Por ejemplo, - I like indoor activities. For instance, I love reading, watching TV and playing the guitar.
Tal(es) como y/o - There are paintings by some Spanish painters such as Goya, Dal, and Velzquez.
Such as and/or Como y/o - There are books by many Spanish writers like Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Gngora or
Poner
Like and/or En concreto, Quevedo.
ejemplos
Particularly, / In particular, , etctera. - Im a fan of Spanish food. In particular, I love the tortilla de patatas.
, and so on. - Some famous people from Sanlcar are Toi Moreno, Natalia, Manolo Sanlcar, Nolito,
and so on.
Resumir In conclusion, En conclusin, - In conclusion, this is a very complete list of connectors.
o dar una To sum up, / In short, / In brief, En resumen, - To sum up, you should study them all and practice in your pieces of writing.
conclusi En suma, - All in all, it has been my pleasure to make up this list for you. Bye!
n All in all, / On the whole,