Advanced vocabulary structures

Hablando con la mano en el corazón

To be honest

Opino que

I think that

Estoy convencido de que

I am convinced that

No obstante

However

Me complace/alegra decir que

I am happy to say that

Afortunadamente

Fortunately

Debo añadir que

I must add that

Cabe mencionar que

I must add that

Debo admitir que

I must admit that

Me da tristeza decir que

It makes me sad to say that

A pesar de esto

In spite of this

Pese a esto

In spite of this

Me gustaría que hubiera/hubiese

I would like there to be

Cuando sea mayor

When I’m older

Cuando sea independiente

When I am independent

Si fuera millonario

If I were a millionaire

Si tuviera la oportunidad

If I had the chance

Si tuviera más tiempo

If I had more time

Tuve la oportunidad de

I had the opportunity to

Tuve la intención de

I had the intention of

Tuve la idea de

I had the idea to

Sueño con

I dream of

Espero tener la oportunidad de

I hope

Tengo ganas de

I feel like/ I want

Tuve la fortuna de

I was lucky to

Me hubiera encantado

I would have loved to

Siempre he soñado con

I have always dreamt of

Quisiera

I would love to

Desafortunadamente

Unfortunately

Por desgracia

Unfortunately

Por lo tanto

Therefore

Para empezar

To begin with

Para concluir

In conclusion

En conclusión

In conclusion

Debido a

Because of

Por mencionar algunos/as

To mention a few

Asimismo

Also, in addition

El tiempo decidirá ya veremos

Time will tell