Spanish Midterms

y

(and)

pero

(but)

porque

(because)

así que

(so, therefore)

aunque

(although, even though)

mientras

(while)

o

(or)

cuando

(when)

sin embargo

(however)

por eso

(that's why)

además

(in addition, also)

si

(if)

Primero

First

A partir de

Beginning with

En primer lugar

In the first place

Para empezar

To begin

Al principio

At the beginning

Además

Furthermore, in addition

En otras palabras

In other words

Por ejemplo

For example

Es decir

That is to say

Lo importante es que

What is important is that

Aunque

Although

Pero

But

Sin embargo

However

De la misma manera

In the same way

En cambio

Instead

Porque

Because

Por eso

Therefore, that’s why

Así que

So

Debido a

Due to

Ya que

Since

En resumen

In summary

Finalmente

Finally

Para terminar

To finish

En conclusión

In conclusion

Por último

Lastly

Poder (o>ue)

to be able to, can, may) Indicates ability, possibility, or permission to do something.

Querer (e>ie)

to want), Expresses intention or desire.

Deber

must, should, ought to)

Tener que

to have to) Expresses obligation or necessity.

Saber

to know ), Expresses capability.

Soler (o>ue)

to usually do something), Describes a habitual action.

Ir a

to be going to), Indicates a near future action.

Empezar a (e>ie) / Comenzar a (e>ie)

(to start to / to begin to), Indicates the start of an action

Acabar de

(to have just), Indicates an action that just happened.

Dejar de

to stop, to quit), Indicates stopping an action.

Intentar

to try to), Expresses an intention or effort.

Preferir (e>ie)

to prefer), Indicates preference.

Esperar

(to hope, to expect), Indicates hope or expectation.

Desear

to wish, to desire), Expresses a strong desire.

Hacer

to make, to cause), Indicates causing someone to do something.

Dejar

to let, to allow),Expresses permission.

Seguir (e>i) (-ando / -iendo)

To keep on

Continuar (-ando / -iendo)

To continue