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Presentational Writi
Presentational Writing Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a pesar de (que) | despite, in spite of, despite the fact (that) |
| por lo tanto | therefore |
| en cuanto | as soon as |
| tan pronto como | as soon as |
| aunque | although, even though /// even if |
| así que | therefore, so |
| por eso | for that reason, that's why, therefore |
| Al principio | at the beginning, at first, initially |
| Inicialmente | initially |
| Para empezar | to begin |
| primero | first |
| segundo | second |
| tercero | third |
| cuarto | fourth |
| a mi parecer | in my opinion |
| en mi opinión | in my opinion |
| ahora mismo | right now |
| en cuanto a | with regard to |
| hasta el momento | until now, so far, thus far |
| lo esencial es que | what is essential is that, the crux of the matter is that |
| lo importante es que | the important thing is that |
| además | besides, furthermore, moreover |
| en otras palabras | in other words, that is to say |
| esto es | i.e. (that is) |
| para elaborar | in order to elaborate |
| para ilustrar | in order to illustrate |
| a diferencia de | unlike, contrary to |
| al contrario | on the contrary |
| así como | just like, as well as |
| con todo | nevertheless, still |
| de la misma manera | in the same way |
| en contraste con | in contrast with |
| en vez de | instead of |
| igualmente | Likewise |
| no obstante | however, nonetheless |
| pero | but |
| sino | but (rather) |
| por otra parte | on the other hand |
| por otro lado | on the other hand |
| tanto como | as much/many as |
| como | like, as |
| debido a | due to |
| debido a que | due to the fact that |
| porque | because |
| ya que | since, seeing that |
| finalmente | finally |
| para concluir | to conclude |
| por último | finally, lastly |
| mientras | while, meanwhile |
| de todos modos | anyway |
| de repente | suddenly |
| ni siquiera | not even |
| cada vez | every time, each time |
| gracias al apoyo de mi familia, ... | Because of / Thanks to my family's support, ... |
| si | if |
| al día siguiente | the next day, the following day |
| antes | before |
| después | after, afterwards, then, later |
| entonces | then |
| luego | then |
| ahora | now, nowadays |
| inicialmente | initially |
| al inicio | at the beginning |
| todavía | still, yet |
| ya | already |
| ya no | no longer |
| para | in order to |
| según | according to |
| por ejemplo | for example, for instance |
| en lugar de | instead of |
| de hecho | in fact, as a matter of fact |
| también | also, too |
| tampoco | neither, not either |
| con | with |
| durante | during |
| es por eso | that's why, for that reason |
| a menos que | unless |
| con tal de que | provided (that) |
| en caso de que | in case |
| hasta que | until |