TRANSITIONAL     WORDS

 

 

                                               

 

Presenting    your                Por una parte . . .      Por otra parte . . .

point of  view                      (On the one hand . . .  On the other hand. . .)

                                                En primer lugar . . . En segundo lugar. . .

                                                (In the first place. . .  In the second place. . . )

                                                En mi opini—n, . . .

                                                Hay que tener en cuenta que . . .

                                                (You have to keep in mind that. . .)

 

 

Adding  information          Adem‡s,   (In addition)

 

 

Contrast                                Pero    (but)

                                                Sin embargo,    (however/nevertheless)

                                                Por el contrario,   (in contrast)

 

 

Consequence  /  Result       Por lo tanto,

                                                Por eso,                     

                                                As’,                             therefore/ then/ in consequence

                                                En consecuencia,

                                                Por consiguiente,

 

 

Illustration                           Es decir,  (that is to say, / I mean that...)

                                                Por ejemplo,  (For example)

 

 

Conclude / Sum  up                        En resumen,

                                                En suma,            to sum up / in short

                                                En fin,