y es que

and it's that

y es que(ee ehs keh)

phrase

1. (general)

a. and it's that

Tengo un problema con este plan, y es que va a costar mucho dinero que la compañía no tiene.

I have one problem with this plan, and it's that it's going to cost a lot of money that the company doesn't have.

b. and that's that

Hay una cosa que me molesta de Fernando, y es que no puede aceptar cuando está equivocado.

There's one thing I hate about Fernando, and that's that he can't accept when he's wrong.

c. which is that

Voy a decir una última cosa, y es que estoy muy agradecido con todos ustedes por estar con nosotros esta noche.

I'm going to say one last thing, which is that I'm extremely grateful to all of you for being here with us tonight.