Spanish Discourse Markers (Los conectores del discurso)

Vocabulary flashcards covering Spanish discourse connectors categorized by function (structuring, giving examples, indicating opposition, expressing opinion, summarizing) along with German translations and comma usage rules.

Antes de nada / Primero que todo

Spanish structuring connectors meaning 'first of all' or 'before anything else' (German translation: Zunächst / als Erstes).

En primer lugar

A Spanish structuring connector meaning 'in the first place' or 'first of all' (German translation: Als Erstes / In erster Linie).

En segundo lugar

A Spanish structuring connector meaning 'in the second place' or 'secondly' (German translation: Als Zweites).

Después / Luego

Spanish structuring connectors meaning 'afterwards' or 'then' (German translation: Danach / nachher).

A continuación

A Spanish structuring connector meaning 'next' or 'following this' (German translation: Anschließend / Im Folgenden).

Además / Asimismo

Spanish structuring connectors meaning 'furthermore,' 'in addition,' or 'likewise' (German translation: außerdem / auch).

Por último / Finalmente / Al final

Spanish structuring connectors used to conclude, meaning 'lastly,' 'finally,' or 'at the end' (German translation: zuletzt / schließlich / letztendlich / zum Schluss / am Ende).

Dicho de otra forma

A Spanish connector used to rephrase or clarify, meaning 'in other words' (German translation: In anderen Worten…).

Esto significa (que) / Es decir

Spanish connectors used for explanation and clarification, meaning 'this means (that)' or 'that is to say' (German translation: Das bedeutet (das) / Das heißt).

Porque / Puesto que / Ya que

Spanish connectors used to give reasons or causes, meaning 'because,' 'since,' or 'given that' (German translation: weil).

De ahí / por eso / Por lo tanto

Spanish connectors indicating consequence or result, meaning 'hence,' 'that's why,' or 'therefore' (German translation: daher / deshalb, darum).

Por un lado… Por outro lado…

A Spanish paired connector used to contrast two points, meaning 'on the one hand… on the other hand…' (German translation: Zu einem… Zum anderen…).

Sin embargo / Pero

Spanish connectors used to indicate opposition or contrast, meaning 'however' and 'but' (German translation: Jedoch / aber).

Aunque + Subjuntivo

A Spanish contrast connector structure used with the subjunctive mood, meaning 'even if' or 'although' (German translation: Auch wenn).

Por el contrario / En cambio

Spanish connectors used to express contrast, meaning 'on the contrary' or 'in contrast' (German translation: Im Gegensatz dazu / Dagegen).

A pesar de

A Spanish connector indicating opposition, meaning 'despite' or 'in spite of' (German translation: Obwohl).

Según mi opinión / A mi modo de ver

Spanish expressions used to state a personal viewpoint, meaning 'in my opinion' or 'as I see it' (German translation: Meiner Meinung nach… / So wie ich das sehe…).

(No) estoy de acuerdo con lo que dices

A Spanish expression for stating agreement or disagreement, meaning 'I (do not) agree with what you say' (German translation: Ich stimme dem (nicht) zu, was du sagst…).

(No) comparto tu opinión porque

A Spanish expression used when sharing or not sharing an opinion, meaning 'I (do not) share your opinion because' (German translation: Ich teile deine Meinung (nicht), weil…).

Para terminar, se puede decir que / En resumen, se podría decir (que)

Spanish expressions used to summarize or conclude, meaning 'to conclude, it can be said that' or 'in summary, one could say (that)' (German translation: Zum Schluss kann man sagen, dass… / Zusammenfassend könnte man sagen, (dass)).

Dicho en pocas palabras / En líneas generales

Spanish summarizing expressions meaning 'put simply / in short' or 'in general terms / broadly speaking' (German translation: Kurz gesagt / Im Großen und Ganzen).

Punctuation Rule for Conectores del discurso

Grammar rule stating that if a sentence begins with a discourse connector ('Conector del discurso'), a comma is automatically placed after it.