Connectors 1.0

Connectors 1.0

1. For time

   • Express temporality
     • Examples
       • Back then
         • En ese entonces
         • At that time
         • Back then when I was a child
         • Currently
           • Actualmente
           • Currently, I'm working as a teacher
           • Refers to a present time
           • Meanwhile - while
             • Mientras tanto - mientras
             • MEANWHILE I'm drunk, please take me home
               • Refers to a simultaneous process
             • I'll wash the dishes, WHILE you dry them up
             • Eventually
               • Given the last series of events, it's possible that in the future things will be better
               • Eventualmente
               • I know the situation is bad right now
                 • But, EVENTUALLY we will be able to overcome
               • At last
                 • A la final
                 • AT LAST, we passed the english course
                 • Finally
                 • A journey's end
               • Refers to a possible future
         • Refers to a past time

2. To compare

   • Making a comparison
     • Than
       • Like
         • Unlike
           • Nor
             • Both
               • As
                 • Likewise
                   • To receive a compliment.
                   • On the other hand
     • Similarities
       • You are tall LIKE my friend
         • Both me & my friend are crazy
           • My face is as beautiful as her face
             • This is as [adjective] as this
             • As a mother cares about her children, likewise the father cares for his child
     • Differences
       • You are stronger THAN my brother
         • My hair is short UNLIKE my sister's hair
           • I don't like rice NOR my brother
             • Ni
             • Nor this, nor that
               • Ni esto, ni eso
             • ON THE OTHER HAND, you use 'while' between 2 sentences

3. To follow up

   • Expressing sequences
     • Examples
       • Me AND my sister want chocolate AND vanilla ice cream
         • I want to be WITH the person I love the most
           • Bring your couple PLUS her friends
             • She ALSO likes slaying demons
               • She likes slaying demons TOO
     • And (common)
       • With
         • Plus (+)
           • Also - Too
             • También
             • Comma (,)
               • Colon (:)
               • ... - Etc
     • Definitions

4. To express a result

   • Consequences
     • Examples
       • So (common)
         • Entonces
         • Refers to a relationship of Effect-Cause
         • The weasel fell off the cliff, SO it died
         • Thus (academic)
           • Por consiguiente
           • Therefore (academic)
             • Then (common)
               • For a series of events (time)
               • As a result
                 • AS A RESULT, I'm here all alone now
                   • I cheated on my couple
               • If don't study english, THEN I could lose my course
             • I spilled my milk, THEREFORE I can't drink milk anymore ☹️
           • The people were hungry, THUS their angry faces