Common Phrases for Corrections.
From my notebook: Are there any errors?
Sentence/Phrase Starter's
A pesar de todo, ... (Nevertheless, .../ In spite of everything, ....)
Así como ... (As well as ... )
Es que ..... (It's that .....) --- use with any sentence, any time and a lot -- real slangy/hip
Este ... (Like ..... really slangy here) or [same as "Es que...." above]
Oye, .... (Hey, ....)
Entre tanto; (Meanwhile, In the meantime)
Claro que sí/no ... (Of couse it is/is not.....)
Si hubiera sabido ...(If I had known...)
Por eso ..... (That's why; For that reason)
Por si acaso ... (Just in case ...)
Por lo tanto ... (Therefore ...)
Por los menos ... (At least ....)
Por otro lado, ... (On the other hand, ...)
Por otra parte ... (Moreover, On the other hand, ...)
Para entonces ... (Then; By then .....)
Por cierto: (By the way)
¿Qué crees? (Guess what?; Would you believe?; You not going to believe this!) Lit: "What do you believe?"
A propósito: (Otherwise, By the way)
Con razón ....... (No wonder, Little wonder, Well what do you expect.)
A ver: ( Let's see, Let's check; "A ver si ...." (Let's see if .....); "A ver qué ... " (Let's see what..))
Menos mal que: (Good thing, It's just as well, (sometimes just "Menos mal" = good, just as well))
En fin: (So anyhow)
Ya que: (Now that.., Seeing that ...)
A continuación ... (Subsequently; Then; Next)
Aúnque: (Although)
Yo diría ... (I would say ...)
Ni modo que .... (No way that; Like hell; You can't expect (Not "Ni modo"))
Para que .... (No way)
Así que .... (So (does not mean "So what" see below))
¡Y qué! .... (So what!)
De todas formas (or) De todos modos ..... (Anyway)
Como sea... (Anyway)
En tanto ... (While ...)
Entre tanto .. (In the meantime ...)
Por (lo) tanto ... (Therefore ....)
Mientras tanto, ... (Meanwhile, ...)
De hecho, .. (In fact, ...)
Sea como sea, ... (In any case ..../Be as it may, ......)
Realmente, ...... (Really, ....)
Sería mejor ...... (I/You/He/She/It would be better off ....)
Date cuenta que ..... (Just know that .....)
6 Answers
6th from the top and 8th from the bottom look awfully similar.
And now that I have that off my chest, I would like to tell you - I am impressed! Thank you!
When the printer finishes, I'll ink in Jeezzle's suggestions as well and get to work becoming familiar with each of them.
Last year you posted:
Here is a table I put together a year ago. It helped me -- hope it helps you.
este = this (masc.)
esta = this (fem.)
esto = this (neutr.)
and I've gotten some mileage out of it, too.
Thank you!
It's a good list Daniel. Some comments.
- I think "en tanto" means the same basic thing as "ya que"
- I rarely hear "entre tanto" so I can't comment on that one, except to say that at least around here, mientras tanto is used for the same purpose....
- I wonder why you put "Not ni modo" next to your phrase, it seems like you are saying that it cannot be used without the que? I have heard "Ni modo" just like that a few times to mean like "Whatever dude, it can't be helped" but I can't say if that is grammatically correct, but it IS used.
- Por LO menos / Al menos - At least
- A propósito can mean "on purpose" when used at the end of the sentence, otherwise it is the same as "por cierto" - by the way.
- Por otro lado = por otra parte = en cambio.
- De todas formas (or) De todos modos = De todas maneras.
- Oye = hey you, Oiga = hey you (sir) Ud. form
- I think of menos mal as "thank goodness"
- Your right that "es que" is being used a ton, I am hearing it lately in place of "creo que" but I don't know if that is a regional thing, it's probably an incorrect usage but I can't say for sure.
Good list. 
Nice list 
Remember too that 'para qué' (with the accent) can mean 'why?' or 'what for?' but it should be obvious to your listeners which one you're saying by the accent you place one the 'qué?'.
That's very good Daniel ! You have built up a good beginner's phrasebook and I cannot see any obvious mistakes/errors even after having read it through several times.
Just to point out, though, that por eso can also mean = therefore (as well as for that reason, that's why)
You even taught me a new phrase, 'date cuenta que' thank you 
Just shows that learning is a two-way process you keep learning from those you help to teach lol 
Daniel - outstanding!
I have marked your thread into my "favourites" - I can see many useful phrases there, particularly for my my thread "¿Qué será esto?". It's those small "conversational-type phrases that are so useful when talking directly to someone. I've marked them under "Daniel's phrases" so I remember
Great list, Daniel. I, too have marked it as a favorite. These kind of phrases are needed and this is a great list. Thanks!
