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CONJUNCIONE 
S 
CONJUNCTIONS 
Raúl R. Poncela 
www.spanishinnewcastle.wordpress.com
CONJUNCIONES 
 Conjunctions link two parts of a statement or 
link two statements. Common conjunctions 
include: 
Y/E AND 
PERO BUT 
O/U OR 
PORQUE BECAUSE 
AUNQUE ALTHOUGH 
COMO AS 
CUANDO WHEN 
SIN EMBARGO HOWEVER
CONJUNCIONES 
Y/E AND 
And is ‘y’ unless it is followed by a word beginning 
with ‘i’ or ‘hi’ (but not hie), in which case it 
becomes ‘e’. 
Estudio español e inglés 
I study Spanish and English 
Maria y su hermana 
Maria and her sister 
Un pueblo antiguo e histórico 
A historic and old village
CONJUNCIONES 
O/U OR 
When ‘o’ (or) is followed by a word beginning with 
‘o’ or ‘ho’ it changes to ‘u’ 
Hay habitaciones de cuatro u ocho 
There are rooms with four or eight beds 
El veinte de agosto o el seis de junio 
The 20the August or the 6th June
CONJUNCIONES 
PERO BUT 
The most usual word for ‘but’ is ‘pero’ 
Voy mañana, pero Ana va hoy 
I’m going tomorrow, but Ana is going today 
Hace frío pero no me importa 
It’s cold but I don’t mind
CONJUNCIONES 
PERO / SINO BUT 
Use ‘sino’ to mean ‘but’ after a negative and when 
it suggests a contradiction 
No es antiguo sino nuevo 
It’s not old but new 
No tiene uno, sino dos 
He hasn’t got one, but two
CONJUNCIONES 
PORQUE BECAUSE 
Estoy viendo la tele porque está 
nevando 
I’m watching television because its snowing
CONJUNCIONES 
COMO AS 
Como soy atleta, bebo mucho agua 
As I’m an athlete, I drink a lot of agua
CONJUNCIONES 
CUANDO WHEN 
Empecé a ir a la escuela cuando tenía seis 
años 
I started primary school when I was six years old
CONJUNCIONES 
SIN EMBARGO HOWEVER 
Fuera está lloviendo, sin embargo 
es un día soleado 
It is raining outside however it’s a sunny day
CONJUNCIONES 
AUNQUE ALTHOUGH 
Me gusta ir al cine aunque puedo ver 
las películas en casa 
I like going to the cinema although I can see the films at home

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Spanish Conjunctions Guide

  • 1. CONJUNCIONE S CONJUNCTIONS Raúl R. Poncela www.spanishinnewcastle.wordpress.com
  • 2. CONJUNCIONES  Conjunctions link two parts of a statement or link two statements. Common conjunctions include: Y/E AND PERO BUT O/U OR PORQUE BECAUSE AUNQUE ALTHOUGH COMO AS CUANDO WHEN SIN EMBARGO HOWEVER
  • 3. CONJUNCIONES Y/E AND And is ‘y’ unless it is followed by a word beginning with ‘i’ or ‘hi’ (but not hie), in which case it becomes ‘e’. Estudio español e inglés I study Spanish and English Maria y su hermana Maria and her sister Un pueblo antiguo e histórico A historic and old village
  • 4. CONJUNCIONES O/U OR When ‘o’ (or) is followed by a word beginning with ‘o’ or ‘ho’ it changes to ‘u’ Hay habitaciones de cuatro u ocho There are rooms with four or eight beds El veinte de agosto o el seis de junio The 20the August or the 6th June
  • 5. CONJUNCIONES PERO BUT The most usual word for ‘but’ is ‘pero’ Voy mañana, pero Ana va hoy I’m going tomorrow, but Ana is going today Hace frío pero no me importa It’s cold but I don’t mind
  • 6. CONJUNCIONES PERO / SINO BUT Use ‘sino’ to mean ‘but’ after a negative and when it suggests a contradiction No es antiguo sino nuevo It’s not old but new No tiene uno, sino dos He hasn’t got one, but two
  • 7. CONJUNCIONES PORQUE BECAUSE Estoy viendo la tele porque está nevando I’m watching television because its snowing
  • 8. CONJUNCIONES COMO AS Como soy atleta, bebo mucho agua As I’m an athlete, I drink a lot of agua
  • 9. CONJUNCIONES CUANDO WHEN Empecé a ir a la escuela cuando tenía seis años I started primary school when I was six years old
  • 10. CONJUNCIONES SIN EMBARGO HOWEVER Fuera está lloviendo, sin embargo es un día soleado It is raining outside however it’s a sunny day
  • 11. CONJUNCIONES AUNQUE ALTHOUGH Me gusta ir al cine aunque puedo ver las películas en casa I like going to the cinema although I can see the films at home