Transition Words for Sp 1

Transition Words for Spanish 1

These words will help you vary your sentences when communicating written or orally in Spanish this year.


antes (de) = before

ahora = now

a la una = at (for time with one o'clock)

a las = at (for time with all hours but one o'clock) [i.e., a las once y media]

a veces = sometimes, at times

casi = almost

cuando = when

de la mañana = in the morning

de la tarde = in the afternoon

de la noche = at night / in the evening

después (de) = after

de vez en cuando = once in a while

durante = during (i.e., durante la escuela...)

en el invierno = in the winter

en el otoño = in the fall

en el verano = in the summer

en la primavera = in the spring

entonces = then, so

finalmente = finally

hoy = today

juntos/juntas = together

los fines de semana = on the weekends

los lunes/martes/etc = on Mondays/Tuesdays/etc

más = more

mientras = while

muchas veces = often, many times

mucho = a lot, much

muy = very

nada = nothing, at all

nunca = never

o = or

pero = but, although

por supuesto = of course

porque = because

primero = first

pues = then, so

siempre = always

también = also

tampoco = neither, either

tarde = late

temprano = early

todos los días = every day

un poco = a little

y = and