Category: Yo Quiero English

One of the things that plague native English speakers who are learning Spanish is when to use por and when to use para.  So it never occurred to me that people learning English would have similar questions about all the words we use to express the same things. And then a friend asked me to…

In Spanish, you’ll see sin embargo or no obstante  at the beginning of a sentence to signal however or nevertheless.  Sin embargo, hay otros factores más relevantes. La asamblea resolvió el tema por unanimidad. No obstante, hay quienes dicen que algunos votaron bajo presión. This works in English, too: However, there are other, more relevant factors….

Imagine this: a student comes up to me after class and tells me he’s going to miss class for a few days. He needs to have surgery. He says: If you have any doubts, I can ask my doctor to talk to you. I say:  Of course I don’t have doubts! You wouldn’t lie to…