Transitional Phrases Flashcards
después de
after, afterward
ya
already
siempre
always
en cuanto
as soon as, when, once
tan pronto como
as soon as
al principio
at first, at the beginning
por fin
at last, finally
al mismo tiempo
at the same time
a la (misma) vez
at the same time
inmediatamente
immediately
antes de (que)
before
brevemente
briefly
antes de ayer; antier
the day before yesterday
durante
during
eventualmente
eventually
primero
firstly
primero que nada
first of all
frecuentemente
frequently
al rato
in a little while, shortly after
en primer lugar
firstly, in the first place
mientras tanto
meanwhile, until then
en el pasado
in the past
en segundo lugar
secondly, in the second place
anoche
last night
por último
at last, finally, last but not least
la mayor parte del tiempo
most of the time, mostly
luego
next, close (in Mexico), soon (in Latin America)
al otro dia
(the) next day, (the) other day
por la mañana
in the morning
nunca
never, ever (after not)
ahora
now, in a minute, currently
muchas veces
often, many times
el siguiente ano
the following year
raramente
rarely, seldom
desde entonces
since then, ever since
algunas veces
sometimes, a few times, occasionally
pronto
soon, fast, quick, early (in Spain)
de repente
suddenly, all of a sudden, maybe (in South America)
entonces
then
para continuar
to continue
cuando
when
tercero
third
ayer
yesterday
encima de
on top of, at the top of
en medio de
in the midst of, in the middle of
alrededor de
around, about
abajo
below, down, downstairs
al lado de
next to, by
más allá
beyond, further
adelante
forward, ahead, onward
de
of, from
desde
from, since
aquí
here
delante de
in front of, before
cerca de
close to
sobre
on, about
frente a
in front, in the face of
afuera
outside
a través de
through, across
entre
between, among, amid
debajo de
below, under, underneath
junto a
next to
aparte de
besides, apart from, aside from, except for
además
moreover, additionally
asimismo
also
de todas formas/maneras/modos
in any case, anyhow, anyway
de cualquier manera
in any case, anyhow, anyway
sobre todo
above all, particularly, especially
también
also, too
otra vez
again
y
and
en primera instancia
in the first place, first of all
de igual manera
similarly, likewise, in the same way
a diferencia de
in contrast to, unlike
a pesar de
despite, in spite of
a pesar de que
despite the fact that, although
al contrario
on the contrary, in contrast
aunque
even though, although
con todo
nevertheless, still
en cambio
instead, on the other hand
en contraste con
in contrast to
en lugar de
instead of, rather than
en vez de
instead of, rather then
no obstante
notwithstanding, nevertheless, however
por el contrario
on the contrary, by contrast
por un lado
on one hand
por otro lado
on the other hand
sin embargo
nevertheless, however
pero
but
aún así
even so
de lo contrario
otherwise, differently
así como
as well as, just as
con relación a
with regard to, regarding
de la misma forma/manera/modo
in the same way, likewise
en cuanto a
in terms of, in respect of, in connection to
sin duda
without a doubt, certainly, surely
tal como
just like, such as
de cierta manera
in a way, in some way, in a sense
está claro que
it’s clear that, of course, admittedly
en efecto
indeed, in fact
en realidad
actually, indeed, in fact
en resumen
in short, in summary, in essence
es decir
that is to say, in other words
por ejemplo
for example
por lo general
in general, usually
por supuesto
of course, naturally
en otras palabras
in other words
en particular
in particular
específicamente
specifically, particularly
para ilustrar
to illustrate
en consecuencia
consequently, as a result, accordingly
por consiguiente
consequently, therefore
por eso
therefore, for this reason, that’s why
por lo tanto
therefore, hence
por lo visto
apparently, by all accounts, with that in mind
resulta que
it turns out that…
ya que
since, because of
al fin y al cabo
after all
finalmente
finally, eventually, at last
para terminar
lastly, finally
