AP French- transition words (copy)

d’abord

first

au debut

in the beginning

puis

next

ensuite

then

avant

before

apres

after

enfin

finally

finalement

finally

a la fin

at the end

donc/alors

so, therefore

des que

as soon as

mais

but

en general

in general

de plus

furthermore, additionally

cependent

however

pourtant

however

neanmoins

however

quand meme

still, either way, nonetheless

malheureusement

unfortunately

heureusement

fortunately

en fait

in fact

de l’autre cote

on the other hand

de revanche

on the other hand

ainsi

therefore, thus

ainsi que

as well as

pour cette raison

for this reason

en effet

indeed

par contre

on the other hand

parce que

because

car

for, because

pour que

so that

quoi que

no matter what, regardless of

quoique

even though

tant que

so long as

en outre

also, additionally

c’est vrai que

it’s true that

c’est a dire que

what this means is that

contrairement a

as opposed to, contrary to

etant donne que

given that

c’est pourquoi

this is why

d’un cote

on the one hand

de l’autre cote

on the other hand

comme

since, given that

puisque

since, given that

lorsque

when, while

quand

when

d’apres

according to

selon

according to

en tout cas

either way

en outre

besides

d’ailleurs

besides

malgre cela

despite that

malgre tout

despite all of it

en realite

actually

pour moi

for me

pour ma part

for me, for my side

il me semble que + subject + verb

it seems to me that

je pense que + subject + verb

I think that

personellement

personally

je crois que + subject + verb

I believe that

a mon avis

in my opinion

je n’ai aucun doute que

I have no doubt that

je suis sure que

I’m sure that