{"id":2535,"date":"2011-03-30T16:50:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T20:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2011-03-30T16:50:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T20:50:13","slug":"spanish-lesson-intermediate-14-writing-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-intermediate-14-writing-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 14 Writing in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Intermediate 14 Writing in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPiyaO-m1Z4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola a todos! \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoy vamos a ver diferentes expresiones que usamos cuando escribimos en espa\u00f1ol. You can also use the expressions we are going to see in this class in regular conversation, but many of them sound quite formal and are mostly used when writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Estas son las expresiones m\u00e1s b\u00e1sicas, pero tenemos muchas m\u00e1s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To introduce your ideas you can use these expressions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tPrimero: Firstly<br \/>\n\u2022\tSegundo: Secondly<br \/>\n\u2022\tPor un lado\/una parte: On one hand<br \/>\n\u2022\tPor otro lado\/otra parte: On the other hand<\/p>\n<p><strong>To develop an idea you can use:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tA continuaci\u00f3n: To continue\/Continuing<br \/>\n\u2022\tLuego: Afterwards\/Next\/Then\/Later<br \/>\n\u2022\tDespu\u00e9s: Afterwards\/Next\/Then\/Later<br \/>\n\u2022\tM\u00e1s tarde: Afterwards\/Later<br \/>\n\u2022\tEntonces: Then\/So<\/p>\n<p><strong>And to finish you can use:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tEn conclusi\u00f3n: In conclusion<br \/>\n\u2022\tFinalmente: Finally<br \/>\n\u2022\tPor todo ello: For these reasons\/For all these reasons\/For all of this<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn resumen: In summary\/To sum up\/Summing up<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn definitiva: In short\/In a nutshell<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn suma: All things considered\/Taking all into account<\/p>\n<p><strong>To add information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tAdem\u00e1s: Also\/Besides\/As well\/Too\/What\u2019s more\/Furthermore\/Moreover<br \/>\n\u2022\tTambi\u00e9n: Also\/Too\/As well<br \/>\n\u2022\tAsimismo: Also\/Likewise<br \/>\n\u2022\tIncluso: Even<\/p>\n<p><strong>To contrast ideas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tPero: But<br \/>\n\u2022\tSin embargo: However<br \/>\n\u2022\tNo obstante: Nevertheless<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn cambio: On the other hand\/In contrast<br \/>\n\u2022\tA pesar de que: Despite\/In spite of\/Even though<br \/>\n\u2022\tAunque: Although\/Though<\/p>\n<p><strong>To express cause:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tDebido a: Due to\/Because of\/As a result of<br \/>\n\u2022\tComo: As\/Since (Ya que: As\/Since &#8211; when the other person knows the cause)<br \/>\n\u2022\tDado que: Given that\/Since<br \/>\n\u2022\tA causa de\/Con motivo de: Due to\/Because of (Por culpa de: Due to\/Because of &#8211; less formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tGracias a: Thanks to<br \/>\n\u2022\tNo porque\u2026 sino porque: It\u2019s not because \u2026. it\u2019s because<\/p>\n<p><strong>To express consequence:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tDe ah\u00ed que: So\/That\u2019s the reason why<br \/>\n\u2022\tTan.. que: So&#8230;..that<br \/>\n\u2022\tLuego: Therefore (As\u00ed que: Therefore &#8211; less formal)<br \/>\n\u2022\tEs por esto por lo que: This is why<br \/>\n\u2022\tPor eso: That\u2019s why<\/p>\n<p><strong>To reformulate ideas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tO sea: I mean<br \/>\n\u2022\tEs decir: That is to say<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn otras palabras: In other words<br \/>\n\u2022\tDicho de otro modo: In other words<\/p>\n<p><strong>To refer to a previous idea:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tRespecto a: In respect to<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn cuanto a: In respect to<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn relaci\u00f3n con: In relation with<br \/>\n\u2022\tReferente a: In reference to<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bueno, pues esto es todo por hoy. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You now have many useful common expressions to use when you write in Spanish. To help memorise them I recommend that you practice writing about some subjects that you know a lot about and try to use the expressions as you would in your own language. Don\u00b4t try to use too many just for the sake of using them, less is sometimes more. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Que teng\u00e1is una fant\u00e1stica semana y nos vemos en la pr\u00f3xima clase con m\u00e1s espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta pronto!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola a todos! \u00bfQu\u00e9 tal? Hoy vamos a ver diferentes expresiones que usamos cuando escribimos en espa\u00f1ol. You can also use the expressions we are going to see in this class in regular conversation, but many of them sound quite formal and are mostly used when writing. 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