{"id":4076,"date":"2012-01-12T11:33:29","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T16:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=4076"},"modified":"2012-01-12T11:33:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-12T16:33:29","slug":"las-conjunciones-coordinadas-part-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/las-conjunciones-coordinadas-part-02\/","title":{"rendered":"Las conjunciones coordinadas – Part 02"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s continue studying today the coordinate conjunctions, las conjunciones coordinadas<\/em>, in Spanish.<\/p>\n

1. bien… bien – uno… otro – ora… ora – ya… ya<\/strong><\/p>\n

These conjunction pairs usually express an idea of exclusion or alternation of the elements that they link and indicate that these ideas don’t occur simultaneously. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

Bien a m\u00ed, bien a tu padre, tendr\u00e1s que contarlo todo.<\/em> (Either to me or to your father, you will have to tell it all.)
\nUno para m\u00ed, otro para ti.<\/em> (One for me, another one for you.)
\nOra por una cosa, ora por otra, nunca consigo llamarla.<\/em> (Now for one reason, now for another, I never get to call her.)
\nYa por la autopista, ya por el camino de tierra, iremos igual.<\/em> (Be it on the highway, be it on a dirt road, we’ll go anyway.)<\/p>\n

2. mas – pero<\/strong> (but)<\/p>\n

Mas<\/em> and pero<\/em> both mean “but”. Mas<\/em> is more formal and rarely used.<\/p>\n

Me encantar\u00eda ir, mas no tengo tiempo.<\/em> (I’d love to go, but I don’t have time.) – more formal
\nMe encantar\u00eda ir, pero no tengo tiemo.<\/em> (I’d love to go, but I don’t have time.) – everyday spoken Spanish<\/p>\n

3. sino<\/strong> (not… but…)<\/p>\n

No quiero caf\u00e9 sino t\u00e9.<\/em> (I don’t want coffe, but tea.)
\nNo quiero comer fruta sino peras.<\/em> (I don’t want to eat fruit, except pears.)
\nNunca fui a Bariloche sino en invierno.<\/em> (I’ve never been to Bariloche except in winter.)
\nEste hombre no hace otra cosa sino reclamar.<\/em> (This man won’t do anything but complain.)
\nNo s\u00f3lo aplaud\u00edan, sino que taconeaban para expresar su admiraci\u00f3n.<\/em> (They were not only applauding, but also stomping to express their admiration.)
\nNo s\u00f3lo yo sino todos salimos a la calle para mirar la noche estrellada.<\/em> (Not only me, but everybody else went out to watch the starry night.)<\/p>\n

4. aunque<\/strong> (although, even though, even if)<\/p>\n

Aunque no te guste, tendr\u00e1s que hacerlo.<\/em> (Even if you don’t like it, you will have to do it.)
\nSaldr\u00e9 esta noche aunque llueva.<\/em> (I will go out tonight even if it rains.)
\nNo lo podr\u00e9 creer aunque lo vea con mis propios ojos.<\/em> (I won’t believe it even if I see it with my own eyes.)<\/p>\n

We use aunque<\/em> with the verb in the indicative mood when the speaker has previous knowledge of the situation being stated.<\/p>\n

Aunque me dedico muchas horas al estudio, no consigo hablar ingl\u00e9s perfectamente.<\/em> (Even though I study for many hours, I can’t speak English perfectly.)
\nAunque llueve mucho aqu\u00ed, es un lugar muy agradable para m\u00ed.<\/em> (Although it rains a lot here, it’s a very nice place for me.)<\/p>\n

We use aunque<\/em> with the subjunctive mood when the speaker doesn’t have previous knowledge of the situation being stated or if he’s not interested to show this lack of knowledge.<\/p>\n

Aunque me dedique muchas horas al estudio, no conseguir\u00e9 hablar ingl\u00e9s perfectamente.<\/em> (Even if I study many hours, I won’t be able to speak English perfectly.)
\nAunque me encante el contacto con el agua, no consigo nadar.<\/em> (Even though I like to be in contact with water, I can’t swim.)<\/p>\n

5. sin embargo<\/strong> (however, nevertheless)<\/p>\n

Sin embargo<\/em> must come between commas or semi-colons when it’s used in the middle of a sentence.<\/p>\n

No se soportan y, sin embargo, mantienen las apariencias en las reuniones sociales.<\/em> (They can’t stand each other; however, they keep appearances in social gatherings.)
\nTen\u00eda muchos motivos para renunciar al cargo; sin embargo, no lo hizo.<\/em> (He had many reasons to quit his job; he didn’t, however.)<\/p>\n

Por hoy es todo. Nos vemos prontito.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s continue studying today the coordinate conjunctions, las conjunciones coordinadas, in Spanish. 1. bien… bien – uno… otro – ora… ora – ya… ya These conjunction pairs usually express an idea of exclusion or alternation of the elements that they link and indicate that these ideas don’t occur simultaneously. Here are some examples: Bien a…<\/p>\n

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