Learning spanish sentence starters will help you respond more naturally and easily. Memorizing these sentence connectors and starters will dramatically improve your speaking and writing in Spanish. Make sure to read the Understanding Ser & Estar post, as this article assumes you are already familiar with the essential nuances of Ser & Estar.
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Sharing Your Opinion
Lo importante es que – The important thing is
Lo importante es que lleves una vida muy sana.
The important thing is that you lead a healthy lifestyle.
De hecho – Actually
De hecho , mi madre me dio a luz cuando tenía 19 años.
Actually , my mum gave birth to me when she was 19 years old
Yo creo que – I believe that (used more to mean I think that)
Creo que los gatos son mejores que los perros porque no huelen mal, son más baratos y son más fáciles de cuidar.
I think that cats are better than dogs because they don’t smell bad , more cheaper and are easier to take care of.
Yo diría que – I would say that
Diría que debería divorciarse.
I would say that she should get a divorce
Estoy a punto de – I’m about to …
Estoy a punto de llegar casa
I’m about to arrive home
Me parece que – It seems to me / Looks to me that
Me parece que va a llover
It seems to me that its going to rain.
SUBJUNCTIVE
Aunque (followed by indicative or subjunctive for hypothetical situations) – Even though ……
Aunque llueva, iremos al parque
Even though its raining , we will go the park
Ojalá (subjeunctive ) – I hope that ……..
Ojalá que no llueva mañana.
I hope that it won’t rain tommorow
MISCELLANEOUS
Llevo (time period) doing something – I have …… of experience doing something
Llevo 4 años estudiando español
I have been studying spanish for 4 years. NOTE: This is the most natural way to say I have been doing “insert activity” for x amount of time.
Por otro lado – on the other hand
Por un lado es lindo , pero por otro lado es molesto.
On one hand he is cute but on the other hand he is annoying
En resumen – In summary
En resumen, Frida Kahlo fue la artista mexicana más grande del siglo XX.
In summary , Frida Kahlo was the greatest mexican artist of the 20th century.
Al principio – In the beginning
Al principio , no me gustaba la pelicula pero creo que el fin fue buenisimo.
In the beginning , I didn’t like the movie but I think that the ending was really good.
Sin embargo – However
Me gusta tu sala sin embargo, la cocina es fea.
I like your living room however the kitchen is ugly
A pesar de – Despite ….
A pesar de estar triste, trabajé.
Despite being sad , I worked.
En otras palabras – In other words …..
No tiene un ingreso , en otras palabras es pobre.
He has no income , in other words he is poor.
Según – According to
Según María, el café es mejor que el té.
According to Maria , coffee is better than tea.
Ni siquiera
Ni siquiera me habló cuando me vio
He didn’t even talk to me when he saw me
Ya que – Since
No voy a dormir ya que tengo cosas que hacer
I’m not going to sleep because I have things to do.
Improve Your Spanish
Reading these spanish sentence starters/connectors is one thing, but using them with a native speaker is where the fluency happens. If you’re ready to stop “studying” and start speaking, I highly recommend booking a session on italki.
I’ve used it to bridge the gap between “a fustrated , stagnant student” to being a confident speaker. You can find amazing , helpful tutors who can use these spanish sentence starters/connectors with you in real-time conversations.
Learn More With These Further resources:
https://www.learncraftspanish.com/article/10-phrases-to-make-your-spanish-flow
https://preply.com/en/blog/spanish-linking-words
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