Grade 9 STRUCTURES

a fin de cuentas

at the end of the day / after all

con respecto a

with respect to / regarding

en resumidas cuentas

in a nutshell / to sum up

por añadidura

in addition / furthermore

sin lugar a dudas

without a doubt

desgraciadamente

unfortunately

inevitablemente

inevitably

relativamente

relatively

principalmente

mainly / principally

por consiguiente

consequently / therefore

si tuviera la oportunidad, me gustaría

if I had the opportunity, I would like

si fuera rico, compraría

if I were rich, I would buy

lo bueno de la situación es que

the good thing about the situation is that

lo malo del asunto es que

the bad thing about the matter is that

no solo… sino también…

not only… but also…

por un lado… por otro lado…

on one hand… on the other hand…

acabo de hacer un esfuerzo

I have just made an effort

llevo tres años estudiando

I have been studying for three years

solía pensar de otra manera

I used to think differently

poner las cartas sobre la mesa

to lay one's cards on the table / be transparent

cuando tenga tiempo

when I have time

cuando sea mayor

when I am older

antes de que sea tarde

before it is too late

con tal de que sea posible

as long as it is possible

a menos que cambie la situación

unless the situation changes

es una lástima que no haya

it is a pity that there isn't / aren't

es necesario que hagamos algo

it is necessary that we do something

es increíble que exista

it is incredible that it exists

busco un trabajo que tenga

I am looking for a job that has

no creo que sea justo

I don't think it's fair