Syntaxdifficulty 1
basic-conjunctions
SentenceCoordinators (y, o, pero, sino) and basic subordinators (porque, si, aunque). Note y→e before /i/, o→u before /o/.
Examples
Padre e hijo.
→ Father and son.
y → e before a word starting with i-/hi-.
Siete u ocho.
→ Seven or eight.
o → u before a word starting with o-/ho-.
No es caro sino barato.
→ It''s not expensive but cheap.
sino (not pero) after a negation introducing the correction.
Words in this rule
| Word | English |
|---|---|
| y | and |
| pero | but |
| o | or |
| si | if |
| porque | because |
| aunque | though |
| sino | — |
Practice Spanish in context
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