Useful Linking Words and Phrases in Spanish

Just by adding in a few linking words and phrases when you are speaking in Spanish makes you sound much more native-like and it also gives you time to think! You hear these kinds of words and expressions all the time in Spain so it is worth remembering them:

Prepositions

y – and
también – also
pero – but
luego – then / later
de – of / from
desde – since / from
a – to
para – for [destination / purpose]
por – by / through
con – with
sin – without
antes – before
después – after
en seguida – straight away
aunque – although
mientras – while
sin embargo – however
de repente – suddenly
hasta – until / as far as
hacia – towards
según – according to
además – besides / furthermore
primero – first
segundo – second
por último – lastly
por fin – finally
claro – of course
por supuesto – of course [more formal]
cómo no – of course [lit. how not]
por lo tanto – therefore
así que – so
no solo … sino también … – no only … but also …
porque – because
ya que – since
a causa de + noun – because of

Time frequency

todos los días – every day
dos veces a la semana – twice a week
siempre – always
a veces – sometimes
de vez en cuando – from time to time
casi nunca – hardly ever
nunca – never
raras veces – rarely

Agreeing / Disagreeing

vale – ok
de acuerdo – ok [more formal]
(no) estoy de acuerdo – I agree (I don’t agree)
no pasa nada – it doesn’t matter
está bien – it’s ok
a lo mejor – maybe
quizás – perhaps
a mí sí – me, yes [ in reply to “Do you like …?”]
a mí no – not me [in reply to “Do you like…?”]
yo también – me too
yo tampoco – me neither

Giving your opinion

En mi opinión – In my opinion
Para mí – For me
Creo que – I believe that
Pienso que – I think that
Me parece que – It seems to me that
Por un lado … por otro lado … – on one hand … on the other hand …

Conversation fillers

bueno – well / right
pues – well
a ver – let’s see
vamos a ver – let’s see
venga – right
sabes – you know
vamos – I mean

Likes / Dislikes

Me gusta(n) – I like [add “n” if the thing you like is plural]
No me gusta(n) – I don’t like
No me gusta(n) nada – I don’t like it/them at all
Me gusta bastante – I quite like
Me gusta mucho – I like a lot
Prefiero – I prefer
Me encanta(n) – I love
Odio – I hate
Detesto – I hate
No aguanto – I can’t stand
Me fastidia(n) – It annoys me

Lo bueno – The good thing
Lo malo – The bad thing
Lo mejor – The best thing
Lo peor – The worst thing