Do you need to write a lot of essays in Spanish? If you do, don’t worry. It's about to get a little bit easier for you because here in this article, we’ve listed many useful Spanish essay phrases that you can readily use in your essays.
Feel free to pepper your essays with the words and expressions from this list. It would certainly elevate your essays and impress your teachers. You're welcome!
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Spanish Essay Phrases
| Spanish Essay Phrase | English Translation | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | para empezar | to begin with |
| 2 | en primer lugar | in the first place |
| 3 | al principio | in the beginning |
| 4 | como punto de partida | as a point of departure |
| 5 | por un lado | on the one hand |
| 6 | para continuar | to continue |
| 7 | durante | during |
| 8 | mientras tanto | meanwhile |
| 9 | además | in addition; also; moreover |
| 10 | también | too; also |
| 11 | luego | then |
| 12 | entonces | then |
| 13 | después de (+ infinitivo) | after |
| 14 | mientras | while |
| 15 | y | and |
| 16 | antes de (+ infinitivo) | before |
| 17 | sin embargo | nevertheless |
| 18 | a pesar de (+ infinitivo) | in spite of |
| 19 | aunque | even though; even if |
| 20 | pero | but |
| 21 | en cambio | on the other hand |
| 22 | por otra parte | on the other hand |
| 23 | por otro lado | on the other hand |
| 24 | sino que; sino | but (rather) |
| 25 | en realidad | in reality; really |
| 26 | hay que tomar en cuenta | you have to take into account |
| 27 | lo importante es | the important thing is |
| 28 | por eso | therefore |
| 29 | por lo tanto | therefore |
| 30 | desgraciadamente | unfortunately |
| 31 | afortunadamente | fortunately |
| 32 | para ilustrar | to illustrate |
| 33 | por ejemplo | for example |
| 34 | a causa de | because of |
| 35 | en conclusión | in conclusion |
| 36 | en fin | in short |
| 37 | finalmente | finally |
| 38 | en resumen | in summary; to summarize |
| 39 | para concluir | to conclude |
| 40 | para terminar | to conclude |
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Additional Resources
You can also check out the following resources:
84 Spanish Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing
Expresiones útiles para escribir en español
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Your turn!
Try to use the essay phrases in Spanish that you learned in this lesson and write a few example sentences in the comments section!
VERY VERY useful !! Gracias
Amazing! This will definitely help me in tomorrow’s spanish test 🙂
Sounds good
Thanks for the assistance, in learning Spanish.
Amazing article! Very helpful! Also, this website is great for Spanish Beginners.
Excellent
It’s easy when you put it that way