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Spanish debate
Useful phrases for AS oral
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (No) estoy de acuerdo | I (do not) agree |
| De ninguna manera | By no means |
| Eso no tiene sentido | That makes no sense |
| Estás equivocado | You are wrong |
| Tienes razón | You are right. |
| Exacto | Exactly |
| Así es | Quite so |
| ¿Me puedes dar otro ejemplo? | Can you give me another example? |
| Tenemos que... | We have to... |
| Debemos... | We should... |
| Ya es hora de... | It is time to... |
| Es mejor... | It is better to... |
| Es importante que... | It's important that |
| Disculpa pero no entiendo lo que dices | Sorry but I don't understand what you said |
| Mi experiencia ha sido diferente | My experience has been different |
| Sí, pero en otros contextos | Yes, but in other contexts |
| Perdón, me equivoque. | Sorry, I was wrong. |
| Podría ser | Could be |
| Es buena idea | Is a good idea |
| Es posible pero no sabemos | It's possible but we don't know |
| ¿Me puedes hablar de eso un poco más? | Can we talk about that a little more? |
| Bueno, yo diría que | Well, I would say that |
| Lo que sí es cierto es que | What can be said is that |
| Hay quienes afirman que | Some would say that |
| La verdad es que me resulta curioso que | Actually, it seems strange to me that |
| Ya, pero ¿no sería mejor que + subj? | Yes, but wouldn't it be better if |
| Me preocupa bastante que | I'm quite worried that |
| Ya he constado que | I've already made the point that |
| La razón principal, claro, es eso | That's the main reason, clearly |
| Bueno, por cualquier razón, pero | Well for whatever reason, but |
| Y se trata también de saber cómo | And it's also a question of knowing how... |
| Y de ahí que | And that's the reason why |
| Me molesta x | x bothers me |
| a causa de | on account of, because of |
| actualmente | presently |
| ahora mismo | right now |
| al considerar | upon consideration of |
| a mi parecer | in my opinion |
| a pesar de todo | in spite of everything |
| claro | of course |
| como | as in, as much as, since |
| de ninguna manera | by no means |
| de todos modos | at any rate |
| en la actualidad | presently |
| en realidad | actually |
| en vista de que | considering that |
| es cierto que | it is true that, it is certain that |
| es seguro que | it is certain that |
| hace poco | a short while ago |
| hasta el momento / hasta la fecha | until now |
| hay que tomar/tener en cuenta que | one must realize that |
| hoy día | nowadays |
| la verdad es | the truth is |
| lo esencial es | what is essential is |
| lo importante es | what is important is |
| lo que importa es | what matters is |
| sin duda | without a doubt |
| sobre todo | above all |
| además (de) | furthermore, in addition |
| a la (misma) vez | at the same time |
| asimismo | likewise |
| al mismo tiempo | at the same time |
| con respecto a | with respect to |
| conforme a | according to |
| constar que | to make known that, to certify that |
| de hecho | in fact |
| el caso es | the fact is |
| el hecho de que | the fact that |
| en otras palabras | in other words |
| entonces | then |
| es decir (que) | that is to say, in other words |
| específicamente | specifically |
| igualmente | equally |
| los razones por las que | the reasons for which |
| mientras | while |
| mientras tanto | meanwhile, in the meantime |
| para continuar | to continue |
| para ejemplificar | to exemplify |
| para ilustrar | to illustrate |
| por añadidura | as well, besides, in addition |
| por ejemplo | for example |
| por eso | therefore |
| principalmente | firstly, especially |
| también | also |
| tampoco | neither, nor either |
| al principio | at the beginning |
| a partir de | beginning with |
| como punto de partida | as a starting point |
| en primer lugar | in the first place |
| en segundo, tercer lugar | in the second, third place |
| para empezar/comenzar | to begin |
| primero | first |
| el punto flaco del argumento | the weak point of the argument |
| aunque quisiera pensar de otra manera | although i would like to think otherwise |
| la verdad lisa y plana es | the plain truth is |
| no se puede negar que | there is no denying that |
| el problema que se plantea | the problem that arises is |