Speaking Structures

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That’s true but

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Ya, pero

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I think that

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A mí, me parece que

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As far as I’m aware

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Que yo sepa

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I’m not convinced that that’s the case

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No estoy persuadido a de que sea el caso

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I don’t think that’s true

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No creo que sea así

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Yes presumably but

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Es de presumir, sí, pero

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Well it turns out that

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Pues, resulta que

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Yes, it’s true that

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Sí es cierto que

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Exactly in fact

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Efectivamente, de hecho

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No, quite the opposite

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No todo lo contrario

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At first sight that’s true but

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A primera vista, sí, pero

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In the long run, it’s different

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A largo plazo es otra cosa

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Yes but we have to ask ourselves if

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Ya pero tenemos que preguntarnos si

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That can’t be the case since

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Eso no puede ser, puesto que

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In other words

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O sea

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The thing is that 1

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Lo que pasa es que

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The thing is that 2

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Lo que ocurre es que

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The thing is that 3

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Lo que sucede es que

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As we already know

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Como ya se sabe

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The truth of the matter is that

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La verdad es que

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Therefore

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Así es que

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Not just that but also

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No sólo eso sino también

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Yes of course and that explains why

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Sí claro y eso explica por qué

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Yes probably but

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A lo mejor sí pero

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That is to say

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Es decir

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In spite of that

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A pesar de eso

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I didn’t think of that but yes

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No se me ocurrió pero sí

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Well as far as I’m concerned

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Pues por mi parte

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Of course but everyone knows that

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Ya pero nadie ignora que

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Well I would say that

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Bueno yo diría que

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What can be said is that

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Lo que sí es cierto es que

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Some would say that

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Hay quienes afirman que

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Actually it seems strange to me that

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La verdad es que me resulta curioso que

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Yes but wouldn’t it be better if

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Ya pero ¿no sería mejor que + subjunctive?

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I’m quite worried that

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Me preocupa bastante que

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I’ve already made the point that

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Ya he constado que

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That’s the main reason clearly

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Là razón principal claro es eso

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Well for whatever reason, but…

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Bueno por cualquier razón pero

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And it’s also a question of knowing how

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Y se trata también de saber como

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And that’s the reason why

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Y de ahí que