English Connectors and Transition Words Reference

English Connectors and Transition Words

1. Addition

• In addition to / Besides / Moreover / Furthermore / What's more = ademas de
• As well as = asi como
• Apart from = aparte de
• Except = excepto

2. Contrast

• In spite of / Despite = a pesar de
• Although / Even though = aunque / incluso aunque
• Even if = incluso si
• While / Whereas = mientras
• However / Nevertheless = sin embargo / de todas formas
• On the contrary = por el contrario
• On one hand / On the other hand = por un lado / por otro lado

3. Cause and Reason

• Because of / Due to / Owing to = debido a
• Thanks to = gracias a
• As a result of = como consecuencia de
• Because (Becuase) / Since / As / Seeing that = pq / puesto que, ya que

4. Result

• As a result / Consequently / As a consequence = por ello / como consecuencia
• Therefore / Thus / So = por lo tanto / asi
• For this reason = por este motivo
• That is why = es por ello que

5. Purpose

• In order to / So as to / To = para / con el proposito de
• In order that / So that = para que

6. Time and Sequence

• In the beginning / At first = al principio
• First of all = lo primero
• Then / Next / Later / After that / Afterwards = despues / luego / a continuacion
• Meanwhile = mientras tanto
• Soon = pronto
• Finally / In the end / Eventually / At last = finalmente / al final / por fin
• When / While / As = cuando / mientras
• Before / After / Until / As soon as / By the time / During = antes de / despues de / hasta que / en cuanto que / para cuando / durante

7. Similarity

• Similarly / Likewise / In the same way = igualmente / asi mismo

8. Opinion

• Personally = personalmente
• In my opinion = en mi opinion
• As I see it / In my view = desde mi punto de vista
• I (strongly) believe (that) = creo que, estoy convencido de
• I feel (that) / I think (that) = creo que / pienso que
• It seems to me (that) = me parece que
• It is clear that = esta claro que

9. Introducing General Statements

• In general / On the whole / Generally = en general
• As a rule = como regla general

10. Expressing a Reality

• In fact / As a matter of fact = de hecho
• Actually = en realidad
• The truth is (that) = lo cierto es que

11. For Examples

• Such as / Like = como / como por ejemplo
• Particularly / In particular / Especially / Specifically = en especial / sobre todo
• For example / For instance = por ejemplo

12. To List Points

• To begin with / In the first place / First of all / Firstly = en primer lugar
• Secondly = en segundo lugar
• Thirdly = en tercer lugar
• Finally / Lastly = finalmente / para acabar / en ultimo lugar

13. Expressing a Conclusion

• In conclusion / In short = en resumen / en conclusion
• To sum up / To conclude = para resumir / para concluir

Function Notes

• They join or connect ideas, statements, texts, paragraphs, giving us a conclusion at the end.
• They join or connect ideas, statements, texts, paragraphs, giving us a general idea in the second statement.

Punctuation Rule

If the connector is at the beginning and the idea has not finished, use a comma. If the idea has already finished, use a period.

If it is in the middle of the idea: period + connector + comma.