LINKING WORDS
SEQUENCE
To begin with, (Para comenzar)
First / firstly, second / secondly, third / thirdly etc (Primero, Segundo, Tercero)
Next, Later, Then (Luego, Más tarde, Después)
Last, Last but not least (Por último)
Finally, In conclusion (Finalmente, En conclusion)
To summarise (En resumen)
To conclude (Para concluir)
ADDITION
In addition / additionally (Además)
Furthermore, (Es más)
Also, Too (También)
And, As well as (Y, Así como)
Besides, Moreover (Además)
Not only…but also (No solo…sino que también)
CONTRAST
However (Sin embargo)
Nevertheless, Nonetheless (No obstante)
Still (De todas formas) But (Pero)
Although, even though, Though (Aunque)
Despite / in spite of (A pesar de)
In contrast (to) / in comparison (En contraste con, En comparación con)
While, Whereas (Mientras que)
On the other hand (Por otra parte) On the contrary (Por el contrario)
RESULT
So (Así que)
As a result (Como resultado)
Consequently, As a consequence (of) (En consecuencia)
Therefore (Por lo tanto)
Thus (Por tanto)
Hence (Por consiguiente)
REASON
For (Por)
Because (Porque)
Since (Dado que)
As (Como)
Because of (A causa de)
Due to (Debido a)
COMPARISON
Similarly (De manea similar)
Likewise (Igualmente)
Also (También)
Like (Como)
Just as, Just like (Igual que)
Similar to (Parecido a)
Same as (Lo mismo que)
compare(d) to / with (Comparado con)
EMPHASIS
Undoubtedly (Indudablemente)
Indeed (Ciertamente)
Obviously (Obviamente)
Generally (Generalmente)
Admittedly (Verdaderamente)
In fact ( De hecho)
Particularly / in particular (Particularmente)
Especially (Especialmente)
Clearly (Claramente)
EXAMPLE
For example, For instance (Por ejemplo)
That is the case of (Es el caso de…)
Such as (Tales como)
Including (Incluído)
Namely (Concretamente)