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Basic Spanish grammar: Conjunctions

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Page 1: Basic Spanish grammar: Conjunctions

CONJUNCIONESCONJUNCTIONS

R. Poncelawww.nosoloele.wordpress.com

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Conjunctions link two parts of a statement or link two statements. Common conjunctions include:

Y/E AND

PERO BUT

O/U OR

PORQUE BECAUSE

AUNQUE ALTHOUGH

COMO AS

CUANDO WHEN

SIN EMBARGO HOWEVER

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Y/E AND

And is ‘y’ unless it is followed by a word beginning with ‘i’ or ‘hi’ (but not hie), in which case it becomes ‘e’.

Estudio español e inglésI study Spanish and English

Maria y su hermanaMaria and her sister

Un pueblo antiguo e histórico A historic and old village

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O/U OR

When ‘o’ (or) is followed by a word beginning with ‘o’ or ‘ho’ it changes to ‘u’

Hay habitaciones de cuatro u ochoThere are rooms with four or eight beds

El veinte de agosto o el seis de junioThe 20the August or the 6th June

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The most usual word for ‘but’ is ‘pero’

Voy mañana, pero Ana va hoyI’m going tomorrow, but Ana is going today

Hace frío pero no me importaIt’s cold but I don’t mind

PERO BUT

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PERO / SINO BUT

Use ‘sino’ to mean ‘but’ after a negative and when it suggests a contradiction

No es antiguo sino nuevoIt’s not old but new

No tiene uno, sino dosHe hasn’t got one, but two

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PORQUE BECAUSE

Estoy viendo la tele porque está nevando

I’m watching television because its snowing

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COMO AS

Como soy atleta, bebo mucho agua

As I’m an athlete, I drink a lot of agua

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CUANDO WHEN

Empecé a ir a la escuela cuando tenía seis años

I started primary school when I was six years old

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SIN EMBARGO HOWEVER

Fuera está lloviendo, sin embargo es un día soleado

It is raining outside however it’s a sunny day

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AUNQUE ALTHOUGH

Me gusta ir al cine aunque puedo ver las películas en casa

I like going to the cinema although I can see the films at home