Essential Connectors and Phrases for English Writing

Posted on Mar 25, 2025 in Administration and Management

Essay Writing

Introduction, Pros and Cons, Opinion.

Connectors to Express Personal Opinion:

First of all = En primer lugar
In my opinion / In my view = En mi opinión
Personally = Personalmente
As far as I am concerned = Por lo que a mí respecta
From my point of view = Bajo mi punto de vista
To begin with = Para empezar
Firstly = En primer lugar
Secondly = En segundo lugar

Connectors to Express Result, Reason, or Cause:

That’s why = Esto es por lo que
Therefore = Por lo tanto
As a result of that = Como resultado
Consequently = Consecuentemente / En consecuencia
As = Como
So = Así que
Whereas = Mientras que
So …. that… = Tan ….que…
Such a … that … = Tan … que

Connectors to Express a Different Opinion:

On the one hand … , on the other hand = Por un lado…, por otro lado
However / Nevertheless = Sin embargo
Anyhow = De todas formas
Anyway = De cualquier manera
In spite of / Despite = A pesar de…
On the contrary = Por el contrario
Although = Aunque

Connectors to Add Information:

And = Y
Not only …but also … = No sólo… sino también
As if / As though = Como si
Apart from (this / that) = Aparte de esto / aquello
Also = También
For example / For instance = Por ejemplo
In the same way = De la misma forma

Connectors to Conclude and Summarize:

In short = En breve/ En resumen
On the whole = Total que
Finally = Finalmente
To sum up = Resumiendo
In the end = Al final
In conclusion = En conclusión

Common Expressions in Writing:

According to = Según
As I have already said = Como ya he dicho
After all= Al fin y al cabo
As I pointed out in = Según quedó indicado en
All day long= Todo el día
As/ So far as I know= Por lo que sé
All of a sudden = De repente
As a matter of fact = En realidad
By all means = Por supuesto
By no means = De ninguna manera
By that time = Para entonces
By the way = A propósito
It’s obvious that = Es evidente que
We have just seen that = Acabamos de ver que
Considering that = Considerando que
It’s strange that = Es extraño que
Current events = Sucesos de actualidad
It’s time that = Es hora de que
Even though = Aunque
It’s true that = Es verdad que
Forever = Para siempre
It just so happens that = De casualidad que
For fear of = Por miedo a que
It seems to me that = Me parece que
It turns out that = Resulta que
For some time now = De un tiempo a esta parte
I’m in favour of = Soy partidario de
I ’m against of = No soy partidario de
Otherwise= Por el contrario
I’m referring to = Me refiero a
Provided that = Con tal de que
If I remember correctly = Si mal no recuerdo
That is to say = Es decir
In addition = Además
The latest news = Noticias de última hora
In case = Por si
In general = Por lo general
The way I see it = A mi modo de ver
In order to = Con la finalidad de
There is no objection to = No hay inconveniente
In this respect = A este respecto
To go into details = Para entrar en detalles
It ’s said that = Se dice que
It’s believed that = Se cree que
It’s necessary that = Es necesario que
To put it another way = Dicho de otro modo
To take something for granted = Dar algo por supuesto
We can conclude that = Podemos concluir que

Formal Letter Writing

Example Structure:

Fine Foods Ltd.
10 Bridge Street
London SW10 5TG

Mr. R. Jones
Sales Manager
Thames Software Systems
River Buildings
Stockwell Walk
London
SW17 5HG

12th September 2006

Dear Mr. Jones,

Introduction Phrases:

I am writing to you / I am contacting you in reference to… = Le escribo / Le contacto en referencia a…
I am writing to you / I am contacting you in regards to… = Le escribo / Le contacto en referencia a…
I am writing to you / I am contacting you in relation to… = Le escribo / Le contacto en relación a…
I am writing to you / I am contacting you because of… = Le escribo / Le contacto a causa de…
I am writing to you / I am contacting you to let you know… = Le escribo / Le contacto para hacerle saber…
I am writing to you / I am contacting you to inquire about… = Le escribo / Le contacto para indagar sobre…
I am writing to you / I am contacting you about… = Le escribo / Le contacto por…
I am writing to you / I am contacting you on behalf of… = Le escribo / Le contacto de parte de…
I would like to inform you about… = Me gustaría informarle sobre…

Body Phrases:

We are able to confirm that… = Le podemos confirmar…
We regret to inform you that… = Sentimos informarle que…
Just a note to say… = Solo un apunte para decirle…
Please, could you…? = Por favor, ¿Podría…?
Can I have…? = ¿Me podría dar…?
Could you…? = ¿Podría usted…?
I would really appreciate it if you could… = Estaría muy agradecido si usted pudiera…
This is an urgent matter… = Es un tema urgente…

Closing Phrases:

I greatly appreciate your help in this matter. = Le agradezco enormemente su ayuda en este asunto.
Without further ado… = Sin otro particular…
If you have any further questions/concerns/enquiries/doubts, please do not hesitate to let me know. = Si tiene alguna pregunta/preocupación/consulta/duda, no dude en contactar conmigo.
Thank you for your time/patience/cooperation/consideration/assistance. = Gracias por su tiempo/paciencia/cooperación/consideración/ayuda.
I look forward to hearing from you. = Deseando tener noticias suyas.

Salutations:

Yours faithfully,
Yours sincerely,
Kind regards,

Informal Letter Writing