It is very useful to learn and memorize useful phrases to write essays in Spanish; this is probably the easiest way to improve your essays and therefore your qualifications as a beginner in Spanish.
This article is a collection of Spanish phrases to help you first start and finish an essay in Spanish; second, how to present topics and argue points, and finally contains a variety of connectives to make an essay in Spanish flow more naturally.
The first sentence …
View to discuss about the topic of …
I’m going to talk about …
View to discuss
Presenting your opening argument …
To start – to start
At the beginning – at the beginning
First – to start
Introduction of new themes and arguments …
To continue – to continue
To illustrate … – to illustrate …
Concluding the essay …
At last – in shorts
Finally – finally
To conclude – to conclude
In conclusion – in conclusion
To finish – to finish
In short – in short
Present an argument …
On the one hand – on the one hand
Secondly
Instead – in contrast
On the other hand – on the other hand
You have to take into account – you have to take into account
Indicating time …
During – during
While – while
In the meantime
After infinitive – after
Before infinitive – before
Then then
So so
Because / as a result of …
Because of – because
As a consequence of – as a consequence of
Because of – because of
Because, why
As a result – as a result
Connectives and conjunctions in Spanish …
Plus – plus, plus
Also also
However – however
Despite – despite
So (what) – then
Although – although
But what – goal
But – goal
For example – for example
Common Subjunctive Triggers …
It is likely that
It’s necessary that
I do not think that
I doubt that
I advise that
I hope that
I want to
Present opinions (not subjunctive)
I think – I believe / think
I think that – I think
I think that – In my opinion
In my opinion – in my opinion
Fortunately – fortunately
Unfortunately – unfortunately
It seems to me that – it seems to me
Therefore
Why – why
Therefore
Therefore – therefore
Well then
Other useful words / phrases in Spanish
Still
Ya – ya / now
Barely – barely (almost no)
Actually – actually
Currently – currently
Right now
Immediately – immediately
Today – today
The most … is that
The best is that
The bad thing is
What is important
Common uses of the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish
If I had … – if I had … (notes: this must be followed by a tense verb)
If I were … – if I were … (as above)
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