Regular Conjunctions
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.1.1
Conjunciones regulares - Regular conjunctions
Conjunctions link words, groups of words or sentences.
Conjunctions
- The most common conjunctions in Spanish are the following:
- y - and
- e - and (in front of an 'i' or an 'h' followed an 'i')
- o - or
- u - or (in front of an o)
- a - to
More conjunctions
- ni - neither, either
- porque - because
- esto es, es decir - that is to say, in other words
- aunque - although
Other conjunctions
- pero - but
- sino - but (when the previous part of the sentence is negative)
- no obstante - nonetheless
- sin embargo - however
Examples
- No obstante, decidió irse de vacaciones.
- Nonetheless, he decided to go on holiday.
- Voy a merendar porque tengo hambre.
- I’m going to have a snack because I’m hungry.
- Puedes quedarte en una pensión u hotel.
- You can stay in a bed and breakfast or a hotel.