Connectors

Los conectores o conjunciones son palabras que usamos para unir dos o más frases o dos palabras dentro de la misma oración. Aquí tienes los conectores más comunes agrupados en categorías.

Copulativosand, not only … but also …, not only … but … as well, both … and …, no sooner … than
Disyuntivosor, either … or …, neither … nor …, whether … or …, else, otherwiseCondicionalesif, whether, unless, provided, providing, as long as, in case, in case ofConcesivosalthough, though, even though, even if, despite, in spite of, not even if, regardless ofConclusivostherefore, hence, thus, so, consequentlyContinuativosthen, moreover, furthermore, besides, in addition toAdversativosbut, however, nonetheless, yet, still, on the other hand, instead, instead of, on the contraryCausalesbecause, for, because of, as a result of, due to, owing to, since, asComparativosas, as … as …, not as … as …, not so … as …, just as … so …, as if, as thoughFuncionalesso, so that, so as to, so as not to, in order to

Contrast:
But - pero
Yet – sin embargo
However, - sin embargo
Nevertheless,/Nonetheless, - sin embargo
While / whereas – mientras…
Although/Though - aunque
Despite / in spite of + sustantivo – a pesar de
On the one hand,- por un lado
On the other hand, - por otro lado

Reason:
So that – así que
Because - porque
Since – ya que
As - como
So as to + verbo infinitivo - Para
In order to + verbo infinitivo - para
Because of + sustantivo – a causa de
Due to + sustantivo – debido a

Sequence:
At first /first/ fisrt of all - primero
To begin with – para empezar
At the beginning of – al principio de
in the beginning – al principio
Second / secondly - segundo
Then - luego
Next – después
Later, - más tarde
After that,/Afterwards, - después,
Before that, - antes,
Eventually / finally - finalmente
In the end, - al final

Adding information:
Besides, - Además
Furthermore, - es más,
In addition, - además,
Moreover, - es más,
What is more, - es más,

Giving examples:
For example, - por ejemplo
For instance, - por ejemplo
Such as – como…
Like – como…

Time clauses:
As soon as… - tan pronto como
When - cuando
By the time - cuando
Suddenly, / All of a sudden, - de repente

Opinion:
In my opinion, - en mi opinión
I agree…- estoy de acuerdo
I disagree…- estoy en desacuerdo
I think - creo
From my point of view, desde mi punto de vista
As far as I’m concern, en mi opinión

Conclusion:
To sum up, - en conclusión,
In conclusion, - en conclusión
In summary, - en resumen,
All in all, / on the whole, - en conjunto,