O sea
/o ˈse.a/I mean / That is / In other words
Es muy caro, o sea, no me lo puedo permitir. — It's very expensive, I mean, I can't afford it.
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En realidad / De hecho
/en re.a.li.ˈðað/ /de ˈe.tʃo/Actually / In fact — the key Spanish discourse markers
En realidad, no es tan complicado como parece. — Actually, it's not as complicated as it seems.
Por cierto
/poɾ ˈθjeɾ.to/By the way
Por cierto, ¿has visto la nueva serie de Netflix? — By the way, have you seen the new Netflix series?
Sin embargo
/sin em.ˈbaɾ.ɣo/However / Nevertheless
Es un buen plan. Sin embargo, hay algunos riesgos. — It's a good plan. However, there are some risks.
Además
/a.ðe.ˈmas/Furthermore / Besides / Moreover
Es barato y, además, de buena calidad. — It's cheap and, moreover, good quality.
Es decir
/es ðe.ˈθiɾ/That is to say / In other words
Trabajo desde casa, es decir, soy autónomo. — I work from home, that is to say, I'm self-employed.
De todos modos
/de ˈto.ðos ˈmo.ðos/Anyway / In any case
No sé si vendrá, pero de todos modos le he enviado la invitación. — I don't know if they'll come, but I sent the invitation anyway.
No obstante
/no oβs.ˈtan.te/Nevertheless / Notwithstanding
El proyecto tiene riesgos. No obstante, creemos que vale la pena. — The project has risks. Nevertheless, we believe it's worth it.
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