100 Smart Spanish Linking Words for Essays, DELE, and Exams
Improve your writing with 100 essential Spanish linking words. Grouped by category to help you score higher in exams.
Addition (Adding Information)
además
besides / furthermore
también
also
asimismo
likewise / also
por otra parte
on the other hand / moreover
por otro lado
on the other hand
de igual manera
in the same way
de igual modo
in the same way / similarly
de la misma manera
in the same manner
igualmente
equally
a su vez
in turn
cabe añadir que
it is worth adding that
es más
what's more
más aún
even more so
no solo... sino también
not only... but also
junto a esto
along with this
sumado a esto
added to this
en adición a
in addition to
otro aspecto a considerar
another aspect to consider
hay que mencionar además
one must also mention
como si fuera poco
as if that weren't enough
Contrast (Showing Differences)
sin embargo
however
no obstante
nevertheless
por el contrario
on the contrary
en cambio
instead / on the other hand
aunque
although / even though
a pesar de que
despite the fact that
pese a que
despite that
aun así
even so
de todos modos
anyway / in any case
de todas formas
in any case
mientras que
while / whereas
por más que
no matter how much
si bien es cierto que
although it is true that
en contraste con
in contrast with
a diferencia de
unlike
pero
but
sino
but rather
con todo
all in all / nevertheless
al fin y al cabo
at the end of the day
por contra
conversely
Cause and Effect (Reasons and Results)
por lo tanto
therefore
por consiguiente
consequently
en consecuencia
as a consequence
debido a
due to
a causa de
because of
dado que
given that
ya que
since / seeing that
puesto que
since / because
por ende
thus / therefore
así que
so
de ahí que
hence
por este motivo
for this reason
por esta razón
for this reason
de manera que
so that / in such a way that
de modo que
so that
como resultado
as a result
en vista de que
in view of the fact that
gracias a
thanks to
por culpa de
because of / due to (negative)
con motivo de
on the occasion of
Order and Sequence (Structuring)
en primer lugar
in the first place
para empezar
to begin with
primeramente
firstly
inicialmente
initially
en segundo lugar
secondly
a continuación
next / following this
luego
then
después
afterwards
más adelante
later on
posteriormente
subsequently
por un lado
on one hand
por otro lado
on the other hand
en cuanto a
regarding / as for
con respecto a
with respect to
en relación con
in relation to
paralelamente
at the same time / parallelly
simultáneamente
simultaneously
al mismo tiempo
at the same time
mientras tanto
meanwhile
acto seguido
immediately after
Conclusion and Summary (Wrapping Up)
en conclusión
in conclusion
para concluir
to conclude
en resumen
in summary
resumiendo
summarizing
en suma
in short / all in all
en definitiva
ultimately / in short
a modo de conclusión
by way of conclusion
en pocas palabras
in a few words
para terminar
to finish
para finalizar
to finalize
al fin y al cabo
in the end
en síntesis
in short / briefly
como se ha señalado
as has been noted
como podemos ver
as we can see
dicho esto
that being said
teniendo en cuenta todo lo anterior
taking all the above into account
a fin de cuentas
after all
en fin
anyway / well
a grandes rasgos
broadly speaking
por último
finally / lastly
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