ASK A QUESTION 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.
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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.
Por mi propia cuenta.......
Yo por mi............
Yo diría que..........
- Thank you :) - IsabelTeneri Apr 13, 2010 flag
- Do you have an english translation for the first one? - IsabelTeneri Apr 13, 2010 flag
- Por mi propia cuenta - By my own account. - Eddy Apr 13, 2010 flag
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opino yo que desde mi punto de vista a mi juicio creo que pienso que
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