Connectors / Linking Words

Here you have a list of the most common connectors.
If you make a good use of them, your text will be better articulated and more coherent.

Connector	Catalan translation	Example
Contrast:
but	però	It's hot but I'll take my coat.
	sinó que	I didn't go out but I stayed at home.
although	encara que	Although it's hot, I'll take my coat.
in spite of	malgrat	The company had earnings in spite of the crisis.
however	malgrat tot	It's very hot. However, I'll take my coat.
on the other hand	per una altra banda	The company has earned a lot of money. On the other hand, they have closed many factories.
Addició:
and	i	I'll come and wait for you.
moreover	a més a més	We've lost everything. Moreover, the banks will take no responsability.
as well as	així com també	We've lost time as well as money.
also	també	We've lost time and we've also lost money.
in addition	a més a més	We've lost everything. In addition, the banks will take no responsability.
Exemple:
for example	per exemple	You need something that can relax you, for example, a long holiday at the beach.
that is	és a dir	We need an aggresive marketing campaign, that is, something that can improve our sales.
such as	tal com	We need something that can improve our sales such as an aggressive marketing campaign.
in other words	amb altres paraules	We need something that can improve our sales. In other words, we need an aggressive marketing campaign.

Seqüencia:
first of all	primer de tot	First of all, turn the computer on
secondly	en segon lloc	Secondly, look for the program
then	aleshores	Then, open the program
after that	després d'això	After that, locate the folders
finally	finalment	Finally, download the folders into your hard disk.
Temps:
before	abans de	I'll meet him before going home. I'll meet him before I go home. I'll meet him before 6 o'clock.
after	després de	I'll meet him after leaving the office. I'll meet him after I leave the office. I'll meet him after 6 o'clock.
while	mentre	I'll wait while you're in the meeting.
until	fins que fins a	I'll stay in the office until I finish my work. I'll stay in the office until 10 in the evening.
for	durant	I've been waiting for 10 minutes.
since	des de	I've been talking on the phone since you arrived.
as soon as	tan aviat com	Please call me as soon as you can.
Propòsit:
so that	de manera que	I'll give you the report so that you can check it.
in order to	per tal de, per a	I'll go to London in order to practise my English.
Resultat:
consequently	en conseqüència	I'ts very late. Consequently, we should go.
therefore	per tant	It's very late. Therefore, we should go.
for this reason	per aquesta raó	It's very late. For this reason, we should go.
so	així que	It's very late so we should go.
Causa:
because	perquè	I can't buy a flat because they are very expensive
because of	degut a	I can't buy a flat because of the price.
as a result	com a resultat	I have little money. As a result, I can't buy a flat.
thanks to	gràcies a	I earned a lot thanks to the extra hours.