CONNECTORS to use in your PIECES of WRITING

USE

Indicar una
secuencia o
enumerar
puntos

Describir
una causa o
un motivo

Expresar
opiniones

Aadir
informacin

CONNECTORS

SPANISH MEANING

In the beginning
To begin with, + oracin
At first [contraste]
First(ly), / Second(ly), [secuencia acciones]
Next, / Then, / Later, + oracin
At that moment, + oracin
Suddenly, / All of a sudden, + orac.
Meanwhile, / In the meantime, + or.
After + sustantivo/oracin ,
After that, / Afterwards, + oracin
In the end, / Finally, / Eventually, + o.
At last + oracin
Because + oracin
Since + oracin
As + oracin
Because of + sustantivo
Due to + sustantivo
Thats why + oracin
In my opinion, / To my mind, + orac.
In mi view, / From my point of view,
As far as I am concerned, + oracin
I think / believe / feel that + oracin
It seems to me (that) + oracin
Personally, + oracin
It is clear/true that + oracin
I am for / in favour of + sustantivo
I am against + sustantivo
I (dont) agree with + sustantivo
To be honest, + oracin
Undoubtedly, + oracin
In addition, / Furthermore, + oracin
Moreover, / Besides, + oracin
In addition to + sustantivo,
Besides + sustantivo,
As well as + sustantivo,
Also + verbo
... too. / as well. (al final)

Al principio
Para empezar,
Al principio, [pero luego]
Primero, Segundo, etc.
Despus, Ms tarde,
En ese momento,
De repente,
Mientras tanto,
Despus de (que)
Finalmente,
Por fin
porque
porque, ya que
porque, ya que
A causa de
Debido a
Por eso, Por esa razn
En mi opinin,
Desde mi punto de vista,
Por lo que a m respecta,
Pienso / Creo que
Me parece que
Personalmente,
Est claro / Es cierto que
Estoy a favor de
Estoy en contra de
(no) estoy de acuerdo con
Para ser sincero,
Indudablemente,
Adems,
Adems,
Adems de,
Adems de,
Adems de,
Tambin
tambin.

EXAMPLES
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In the beginning of the Snowhite tale, the Queen was a beautiful woman.
Lets solve the problem. To begin with, we must wake up much earlier.
At first I didnt like the Beatles so much, but now theyre my favourite band.
First, I got up and had breakfast. / Second, I had a shower. / Third, I put my clothes on.
Then I left home and bought some gum. Later I went to the library. Next I started studying English there.
At that moment, my telephone rang.
All of a sudden, everybody started looking at me.
Meanwhile, my telephone was still ringing and I couldnt turn it off!
After the party, I went home. / After I left the party, I went home. [*NUNCA After, I went home]
Afterwards, a man came to me shouting: YOU CANT BRING YOUR MOBILE PHONE HERE!
Eventually, I woke up. It all was a dream!
At last I was relaxed again!
I never call you because I dont have your number.
Since youre here, could you help me cook dinner?
As it was too cold outside, they decided to stay home.
Because of her accident, she cant walk.
Due to the crisis, many shops are closing these days.
I dont have your number. Thats why I never call you.
In my opinion, the Beatles are the best band in the history of music.
From my point of view, smoking should be prohibited also in open spaces like parks, sports arenas, etc.
As far as I am concerned, everybody should have a place to live.
I strongly believe that money is always the cause of all problems.
It seems to me that young people today are not interested in politics.
Personally, I am not worried about that topic.
It is clear that many people are losing their jobs with the current economic situation.
I am for the use of blackboards in school.
I am against the reforms made by the President.
I dont agree with the governments economic policies.
To be honest, I havent got much information about the crisis.
Undoubtedly, these problems wont be solved in the next months.
I didnt want to go the cinema. In addition, I hadnt got enough money.
I speak Spanish. Moreover, I can also also speak English and French.
In addition to Spanish, I can also speak English and French.
Besides pasta, I would also like salad and pizza for dinner.
As well as pasta, I would also like salad and pizza for dinner.
I also want a piece of fruit.
Finally, I could eat a chocolate ice-cream as well. And a cake too!

Indicar
propsito o
finalidad

Expresar
contraste o
diferencia

Describir
semejanza
Decir de
otra forma
Describir
un
resultado
Cambiar
enfoque,
dar hechos
Hablar en
general
Poner
ejemplos
Resumir o
dar una
conclusin

For + sustantivo
For + gerundio (acciones generales)
(not) to + infinitivo
In order (not) to + infinitivo
So as (not) to + infinitivo
So that + oracin
But
However, / Yet, / Still, + oracin
Nevertheless, / Nonetheless, + oracin
Although / (Even) though + oracin
On the contrary, / In contrast, + orac.
On the one hand,
On the other (hand),
Whereas / While + oracin
All the same, + oracin
In spite of + sustantivo gerundio,
Despite + sustantivo gerundio,
In spite of / Despite the fact that + orac.
Similarly, / Likewise, + oracin
In the same way, + oracin
Both and .
That is (to say), + oracin
In other words, + oracin
So / Thus (el ltimo es muy formal)
Therefore , + oracin
As a result, / As a consequence, + or.
For this reason, + oracin
In fact, / As a matter of fact, + oracin
Actually, + oracin

Para
Para
Para (no)
Para (no)
Para (no)
Para que
Pero
Sin embargo,
Sin embargo,
Aunque
Por el contrario,
Por una parte
por otra (parte)
Mientras que
A pesar de todo
A pesar de
A pesar de
A pesar de que
Igualmente,
Del mismo modo,
Tanto como
Es decir,
En otras palabras,
As que
Por lo tanto,
Por consiguiente
Por esta razn,
De hecho,
En realidad,

I am studying very hard for a good grade in the exam.

This machine is for cooking.
I am studying a lot to get the best grades.
In order not to be late , we arrived at the station 3 hours early.
So as to arrive on time, we took a taxi.
We took a taxi so that we werent late.
I can speak Spanish and English, but I dont know German.
I can speak Spanish and English. However, I dont know German.
We arrived to the shop at 8 pm. Nevertheless, it was closed already.
Even though Ive never been to England, I speak very good English.
On the contrary, I dont know anything about the British culture.
On the one hand, their food is terrible.
On the other hand, they have very good-quality beers.
Whereas Im very interested in the history of Britain, I have never read a book about it.
I was very sick. All the same, I continued playing the football match.
In spite of my injure, I continued playing. // In spite of being sick, I continued playing.
Despite my injure, I continued playing.
// Despite being sick, I continued playing.
In spite of the fact that I was sick, I continued playing.
I dont understand what youre saying. Likewise, I dont get your intention.
Im not a very good pianist. In the same way, Im not a very good guitarist either.
Both Lennon and McCartney were born in Liverpool.
I have insomnia. That is to say, I cant sleep at nights.
Paul is a cleptomaniac. In other words, he really needs to steal things.
Mike didnt study much, so he failed all his exams.
Mike didnt study much. Therefore, he failed all his exams. [va detrs de punto]
Ana used to smoke a lot. As a consequence, she always has respiratory problems.
I am afraid of the sea. For this reason, I always spend my holidays in the mountain.
Im not very good at sports. In fact, I hate running!
Tony is very young, but actually hes very mature for his age.

In general, / Generally, + oracin

As a (general) rule, + oracin
For example, / For instance,
Such as and/or + sustantivo(s)
Like and/or + sustantivo(s)
Particularly, / In particular,
, and so on.
In conclusion, + oracin
To sum up, / In short, / In brief, + or.
All in all, / On the whole, + oracin

En general,
Por regla general,
Por ejemplo,
Tal(es) como y/o
Como y/o
En concreto,
, etctera.
En conclusin,
En resumen,
En suma,

Generally, people in Spain speak Spanish.

As a general rule, dogs are not allowed in this building.
I like indoor activities. For instance, I love reading, watching TV and playing the guitar.
There are paintings by some Spanish painters such as Goya, Dal, and Velzquez.
There are books by many Spanish writers like Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Gngora or Quevedo.
Im a fan of Spanish food. In particular, I love the tortilla de patatas.
Some famous people from Sanlcar are Toi Moreno, Natalia, Manolo Sanlcar, Nolito, and so on.
In conclusion, this is a very complete list of connectors.
To sum up, you should study them all and practice in your pieces of writing.
All in all, it has been my pleasure to make up this list for you. Bye!