Useful phrases to use in Spanish Oral exam.
Hello, I needed a little help on ideas for my oral. I have the subject specific vocabulary I need and I don't run out of ideas, it just doesn't sound as fluent because I don't know any good linking phrases. I also don't know how to start an answer, I have a few expressions like "A mi ver" "En mi opinión"
Just wondering if anybody had anymore to share, I can't seem to find any on the internet.
- Posted Apr 13, 2010
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Hi Isabel,
Here are a few that may be of some help to you.
A mi juicio... | In my opinion... |
A mi parecer/a mi modo de ver... | The way I see it... |
Según... | According to... |
Por otro lado... | On the other hand... |
De todos modos... | Anyway/In any event... |
De todos maneras... | Anyway/In any event... |
No obstante... | However/Nevertheless... |
Sin embargo... | However/Nevertheless... |
De hecho... | As a matter of fact... |
En realidad... | Actually... |
Es decir... | That is (to say)... |
Por supuesto... | Of course... |
Es de suponer que... | I would imagine that... |
A todas luces | Quite obviously/clearly/evidently |
Además... | Moreover... |
Además de... | Besides... |
Lo que es más... | What's more... |
Para colmo de males... | To make matters worse/To top it all off... |
Por desgracia... | Unfortunately... |
En pocas palabras... | In short... |
En primer lugar... | First of all... |
One I have always liked is "que yo sepa" - As far as I am aware.
Here´s a few more
A primera vista - At first sight
En aquel entonces - In those times
En la actualidad - Nowadays
Por lo general - By and large
Just think. Now you could possibly string most of these together and speak for about five minutes without saying anything of consequence.
- jejeje :j) - Izanoni1 Apr 13, 2010
Por mi propia cuenta.......
Yo por mi............
Yo diría que..........
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- Thank you :) - IsabelTeneri Apr 13, 2010
- Do you have an english translation for the first one? - IsabelTeneri Apr 13, 2010
- Por mi propia cuenta - By my own account. - Eddy Apr 13, 2010
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opino yo que desde mi punto de vista a mi juicio creo que pienso que
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