IB Spanish IO

Key words for use in the Spanish IO

el primer plano

in the foreground

al fondo

in the background

en la parte superior

at the top

en la parte inferior

at the bottom

a la derecha

on the right

a la izquierda

on the left

desde mi punto de vista

from my point of view

creo que

I believe that

en mi opinión

in my opinion

en cuanto a

in regard to

me da la impresión que

I have the impression that

según lo que yo entiendo

according to what I understand, As far as I understand it

la foto me hace pensar en...

the photo makes me think of...

al contrario

on the contrary

sin embargo

however

por otro lado

on the other hand

aunque

although, even though

a pesar de que

despite the fact that

Dudo que... (+subjunctive)

I doubt that

no es cierto que (+subjunctive)

it's not true that

estoy de acuerdo

I agree

además de eso

besides that

es evidente que

it's evident that

en primer lugar

in the first place, firstly

me parece que

I think that, it seems to me that

para explicar

to explain

es decir

that is to say

por ejemplo

for example

mi punto es

my point is

finalmente

finally

en conclusión

in conclusion

para resumir

to summarize, in short

por último

finally, lastly

en otras palabras

in other words

de hecho

in fact

quisiera

I would like

incluso

including, even

¡No me lo puedo creer!

I can't believe it!

pues

then, well (used like porque - because)

qué bueno que

it's good that

imagínate

imagine

se parece a

it looks like

tal vez

maybe, perhaps

este

this

similar

similar

la cultura

culture

tradiciones

traditions

parte de

part of

los estilos de vida

the lifestyles

expresiones artisticas

artistic expressions

el medio ambiente

environment

la igualdad

equality

paz y conflicto

peace and conflict

soleado

sunny

lluvioso

rainy

pesimista

pessimistic

negativo

negative

positivo

positive

así

like this

El tema de esta imagen es

The theme of this image is

Esta foto muestra la cultura de (país hispanohablante)...

This image represents the culture of (Spanish-speaking country)

La foto representa

The photo represents

Para empezar me gustaría hablar de...

To begin with I would like to talk about...

A primera vista me parece que...

At first glance it seems to me that...

También, me gustaría resaltar...

I would also like to highlight...

La foto trata del tema de...

The image relates to the theme of...

En la imagen podemos ver...

On the image we can see...

Esta imagen me da.. (pena, risa, asco) porque..

tHis image gives me (sadness, laughter, disgust) because..

me resulta curioso que

I find it curious that

Esta foto me parece muy interesante porque

This photo seems very interesting to me because

Me gusta esta imagen porque...

I like this image because...

Hay tantas cosas que contar que no sé por dónde empezar

There are so many things to say that I don't know where to start

Quisiera comentar...

I would like to comment...

Es posible ver...

it is possible to see

Una posible solución a este conflicto o problema sería...

A possible solution to this conflict or problem would be...

Me pregunto si vendrá

I wonder if...