Spanish Discourse Markers
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This document provides a list of common Spanish discourse markers organized into categories such as appositive, corrective, dismissive, adversative, comparative, conditional, etc. Discourse markers are words or phrases that connect what is being said to the wider context and help improve oral fluency and communication skills for students learning Spanish as a second language. It is important for these students to become familiar with Spanish discourse markers.
Spanish Discourse Markers
- 1. Almanns Spanish Classes http://www.almannsspanishteacher.com spanish@almanns.com Discourse markers are words or phrases that are relatively syntax-independent and which do not change the meaning of the sentence. However, discourse markers show the connection between what is being said and the wider context and help us very much in oral speech. It is indispensable for students of a second language to be familiarized with the discourse markers of the language they are studying. If they are, they will soon notice a better fluency in their oral comprehension and communication skills. Appositive Corrective Dismissive Es decir / that is Mejor dicho / or rather En cualquier caso / in any case A saber, o sea / it means Más bien / rather En todo caso / anyway Por ejemplo / for example Al menos / at least De todos modos / leaving that En otras palabras / in other Para ser exactos / to be precise aside words De cualquier forma / in any case 1
- 2. Variative Temporal Adversative En cambio / however Mientras tanto / meanwhile Por otra parte / on the Por el contrario / instead Con anterioridad / prior other hand Alternativamente / alternatively Más tarde / later Por otro lado / on the Before that / antes de que other hand Próximo / next Sin embargo / however Pronto / soon Por su parte / meanwhile Por fin / finally Al contrario / conversely Casual-consecutive Conditional Comparative Así pues / thus En ese caso / in that case De igual forma / likewise Por consiguiente / consequently Ante tales circunstancias / under En el mismo sentido / in De ahí / therefore the circumstances the same sense For this reason / por esta razón De otra manera / otherwise Del mismo modo / in the As a result / como resultado same way With this in mind / con esto en mente 2
- 3. Respective Opinion Concessive En ese sentido / in that respect En mi opinión / in my opinion Sin embargo / however As far as that’s concerned / en Personalmente / personally No obstante / cuanto a Desde mi punto de vista / from my nevertheless point of view Con todo / yet To my mind / para mí, en mi Ahora bien / despite that opinión Persuasion Entreaty Admission Hablando en serio / honestly Por favor / please Francamente / frankly De verdad / believe me Si es tan amable / kindly Para ser honrado / to be En serio / seriously honest Realmente / really Para decir la verdad / to tell the truth 3
- 4. Desirability Reservation Presumption Desgraciadamente / En principio / at first Evidentemente / evidently unfortunately Provisionalmente / provisionally Sin lugar a dudas / Afortunadamente / fortunately Tentativamente / tentatively undoubtedly Con suerte / hopefully Mirando hacia atrás / looking back Sin duda / clearly Lamentablemente / regrettably on it Al parecer / apparently Ojalá / hopefully Presumiblemente / presumably Evaluation Prediction Validation Sabiamente / wisely De forma sorprendente / to my En general / in general De forma comprensible / surprise En términos generales / understandably Por casualidad / by chance broadly speaking Imprudentemente / unwisely Como se esperaba / as expected En sentido estricto / Erróneamente / mistakenly Asombrosamente / surprisingly strictly speaking Neciamente / foolishly 4