Spanish Important Terms

Primero

first

Al principio

At the beginning

En primer lugar

In the first place

Para empezar

to begin with 

Antes de nada

before anything else

Además

moreover

también

also

luego

then

despues 

after 

más tarde 

later 

mientras tanto

meanwhile

por otro lado

on the other hand

asimismo

likewise

de hecho

in fact

en realidad 

in reality 

porque

because

por eso

that’s why

por lo tanto

therefore

así que

so

entonces 

then/so

pero

but

sin embargo

however

aunque

although

a pesar de que

in spite of

en cambio

instead 

mientras que

whereas

finalmente

finally

en conclusión

in conclusion

en resumen

in summary

para terminar 

to finish 

anteanoche (and what does it trigger)?

the night before last, preterite

anoche (and what does it trigger)?

last night, preterite

ayer (and what does it trigger)?

yesterday, preterite

anteayer (and what does it trigger)?

the day before yesterday, preterite 

de repente (and what does it trigger)?

suddenly, preterite 

hace un mes/semana (and what does it trigger)?

a month/week ago, preterite 

la semana/decada pasado (and what does it trigger)?

last week/decade, preterite

en navidad (and what does it trigger)?

on Christmas, preterite

cada dia (and what does it trigger)?

every day, imperfect

todos los lunes (and what does it trigger)?

every Monday, imperfect

frecuentemente (and what does it trigger)?

frequently, imperfect

siempre (and what does it trigger)?

always, imperfect

a veces, muchas veces (and what does it trigger)?

sometimes, many times, imperfect 

de vez en cuando (and what does it trigger)?

from time to time, imperfect

habia una vez (and what does it trigger)?

once upon a time, imperfect

cuando era... (and what does it trigger)?

when I was a, imperfect