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connecting words & phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| también | also, too, as well |
| además | besides, also, furthermore, moreover, further, in addition |
| tampoco | neither, either, not either |
| por supuesto | of course |
| cuentan de | they say |
| se dice a sí mismo | he says to himself |
| después;años después;mucho después;poco después | after -> years later -> much later -> soon after |
| después | afterward |
| entonces | then |
| próximo, sigiente | next |
| sin embargo | however |
| y | and; It's just a rule: Y changes to E when the next word starts with an I or hi. The same applies to O (or) before words that start with O or ho, when it changes to U. |
| o | or; It's just a rule: Y changes to E when the next word starts with an I or hi. Similarly, this applies to O (or) before words that start with O or ho, when it changes to U. |
| incluye | include |
| aunque | although |
| de vez en cuando | from time to time |
| tal vez, quizá, quizás | perhaps |
| asimismo | also, as well, likewise |
| en fin | in the end; in short; to cut a long story short |
| qué lastima; qué pena | what a pity, what a shame |
| menos mal | thankfully; goodness |
| ¡Qué despistado! | How absent-minded!; how clueless |
| ni modo; pues | no way; oh well |
| hasta as preposition; eg ir hasta el estadio | all the way to; until; [to go all the way to the stadium] |
| tanto en . . . como en | both in . . . as well as in [to compare the two] |
| sin prisa | unrushed, unhurried |
| con tal que (o a condicional de que) | provided that |
| tanto como | as much as |
| tan bien como | as well as |
| a través de | across, through or by way of |
| acuérdense de eso | remember that |
| ¡No sabe lo que era! | You can't imagine! |
| A propósito de | By the way or incidentally |
| alrededor | around |
| a trecho o de trecho | at intervals; ever so often or at certain distances |
| puesto que | since |
| conocido como | known as |
| teniendo en cuenta | given; having in consideration |
| en aquel entonces | at the time; back then |