Group 3: Probability, Cause & Effect, and Comparisons Flashcards
Maybe / Perhaps (Neutral, common).
Tal vez
Maybe / Perhaps (More formal, thoughtful, or speculative)
Quizás
Maybe / It could be (Casual, implies uncertainty)
Puede ser
Therefore
Por lo tanto
Apparently
Por lo visto
That’s why
(More direct, often used to explain a cause-and-effect relationship)
Por eso
Eg. Estaba lloviendo, por eso me quedé en casa. (It was raining, that’s why I stayed home)
That’s why
(More conversational and commonly used to introduce a consequence)
Así que
Eg. Estaba lloviendo, así que me quedé en casa. (It was raining, so I stayed home)
Unfortunately
Por desgracia
Luckily / Fortunately
Por suerte
At least
Por lo menos
Everywhere / All over the place
En todas partes
By chance / By any chance
Por casualidad
Suddenly
De pronto / De repente
In that case
En ese caso
By the way
Por cierto
About (something)
Sobre / Acerca de
Like this, like that, this way
Así
¿Así se hace un pastel? - Is this how you make a cake?
Nevertheless
No obstante
Due to
Debido a
Despite
A pesar de
Given that
Ya que
As for me
En cuanto a mí
By far
Por lejos
I should… (or should I…)
We should (or should we…)
Debería + infinitive…
Deberíamos + infinitive…
