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