How would you say "As long as..." or "So as..."

Question

How would you say "as long as..." or "so as..."? For example, "You can say it that way, as long as you include this word."

Answer 1

Creo que puedes usar, "siempre y cuando".

Por ejemplo: Puedes quedar aquí, siempre y cuando me pagas.

Answer 2

Our dictionary uses meintras and siempre que (providing)

mientras...is that Spanish for on the tip of your tongue? - Izanoni1, Sep 4, 2009

I don't know why I couldn't remember that one. - Izanoni1, Sep 4, 2009

Answer 3

Hola mbeap

There are probably other (and better) ways to say this, but I would probably try to say something like:

Puedes decirlo así si incluyes esta palabra. [I think that this sentence might need tambien to make better sense, but I am not sure about the placement]

You can say it so (like this) if you include this word

or

Puedes decirlo en esta manera pero es necesario que incluyas esta palabra

You can say it in the way but you need to (it's necessary that you) include this word

or

Puedes decirlo en esta manera a condicion de que incluyas esta palabra.

You can say this way as long (on the condition that) you include this word.

I'm quite sure that there are probably better ways to say this; however, I think that this is probably the best that I can come up with (you could probably also use a form of the verb usar in place of the verb incluir).

Good luck

My verb tense might be off...I need to double check that this would not require the subjunctive - Izanoni1, Sep 4, 2009