80 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 7

Question 1

𝟖𝟕. 𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐳 𝐝𝐞 – 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟, 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧

Answer 1

“En vez de” and “en lugar de” have similar meanings. You can use this phrase to express that something replaces something else.

Question 2

Many send emails instead of letters.

Answer 2

Muchos envían correos en vez de cartas.

Question 3

𝟖𝟖. 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 – 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Answer 3

This Spanish phrase is used to express contrast, and it is usually used at the beginning of sentences.

Question 4

That problem is not important; however, it needs my attention.

Answer 4

Ese problema no es importante; no obstante, necesita mi atención.

Question 5

𝟖𝟗. 𝐩𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 – 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭

Answer 5

This phrase is also used to compare two things or people and say that the second one is different from the first one.

Question 6

My father is very serious and, on the contrary, my mother is very smiling.

Answer 6

Mi padre es muy serio y, por el contrario, mi madre es muy sonriente.

Question 7

𝟗𝟎. 𝐩𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨…𝐩𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐨 – 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝…𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝

Answer 7

It is a Spanish connector (or link word) that allows you to sort the information of a speech.

Question 8

𝟗𝟏. 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 – 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫

Answer 8

This Spanish phrase is used to express contrast, and it is usually used at the beginning of sentences.

Question 9

The team played very well. However, it lost the championship.

Answer 9

El equipo jugó muy bien. Sin embargo, perdió el campeonato.

Question 10

𝟗𝟐. 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨 – 𝐛𝐮𝐭

Answer 10

The word “pero” is a conjunction, and it joins two sentences, clauses, phrases or words of the same part of speech. It is used to express contrast.

Question 11

She wants a coffee without milk, but I want it with milk and sugar.

Answer 11

Ella quiere un café sin leche, pero yo lo quiero con leche y azúcar.

Question 12

𝟗𝟑. 𝐚ú𝐧 𝐚𝐬í – 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨

Answer 12

For expressing a statement that seems surprising after what you said before, use “aún así”.

Question 13

There are many policemen in the streets. Even so, there are many robberies in the city.

Answer 13

Hay muchos policías en las calles y, aún así, hay muchos robos en la ciudad.

Question 14

𝟗𝟒. 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 – 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲

Answer 14

This phrase can be used to express how an idea is related to what was said before.

Question 15

Caviar is delicious and no one can convince me otherwise.

Answer 15

El caviar es delicioso y nadie puede convencerme de lo contrario.

Question 16

𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚

Answer 16

𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚

Question 17

𝟗𝟓. 𝐚𝐬í 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐨 – 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬

Answer 17

“Así mismo” means “to an equal degree than”. ????

Question 18

I plan to invite my family as well as my friends.

Answer 18

Pienso invitar a mi familia así como a mis amigos.

I plan to invite my family as well as my friends.

Question 19

𝟗𝟔. 𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐚 – 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠

Answer 19

“Con relación a” means “regarding” or “about”.

Question 20

I want to ask you a few questions with regard to yesterday’s accident.

Answer 20

Quiero hacerte unas preguntas con relación al accidente de ayer.

Question 21

𝟗𝟕. 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚/𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚/𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐨 – 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞

Answer 21

For expressing that something was performed in the way or in the like manner as something else, use “de la misma manera”. “Forma” and “modo” are other ways of saying “manera”.

Question 22

All the workers of this company must be treated in the same way as those of other companies.

Answer 22

Todos los trabajadores de esta empresa deben ser tratados de la misma forma que los de otras empresas.

Question 23

𝟗𝟖. 𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 – 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟, 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟

Answer 23

The phrase “en cuanto a” means “in connection to” or “in terms of”.

Question 24

My opinion regarding the expenses of the company is that we must shorten them.

Answer 24

Mi opinión en cuanto a los gastos de la empresa es que debemos acortarlos.

Question 25

𝟗𝟗. 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐝𝐚 – 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭, 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲, 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲

Answer 25

For emphasizing that what is being said is true, use the Spanish phrase “sin duda”.

Question 26

My friend is very generous and will undoubtedly help you.

Answer 26

Mi amigo es muy generoso y sin duda te ayudará.

Question 27

𝟏𝟎𝟎. 𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐨 – 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬

Answer 27

The phrase “tal como” also means “for example”.

Question 28

The situation is just like it was described.

Answer 28

La situación es tal como la han descrito.