Brigitte very generouslyhas translated and shared with us in German those transitional phrases that Drew posted here a little while ago. I will make a category for them. We need them in French and Latin.
(The kids are told that they may use this sheet as a reference for any in-school writing assignments/tests, as long as no additional notes are written on it.)
1. TIME
after, afterward = nach, danach
already = schon
always = immer
as soon as = sobald
at first = zuerst
at last = endlich
at the beginning = am Anfang
at the same time = zur gleichen Zeit
at once = sofort
before = bevor
briefly = kurz
day before yesterday = vorgestern
during = während
eventually = schließlich
finally = endlich
first = erst/e/er/es/em/en
frequently = oft
immediately = sofort
in a little while = bald
in the first place = an erster Stelle
in the meantime = in der Zwischenzeit
in the past/future = früher
last night = letzte Nacht
lastly = zuletzt
later = später
meanwhile = in der Zwischenzeit
most of the time = meistens
next = dann
(the) next day = am nächsten Tag
never = nie
night before last = vorgestern Abend
now = jetzt
often = oft
on the following day = am nächsten Tag
once = einmal
promptly = sofort
rarely = selten
sometimes = manchmal
soon = bald
suddenly = plötzlich
then = dann
when = wenn, wann
yesterday = gestern
2. PLACE
above = über
among = zwischen, inmitten
around = herum
below = unter
beside = neben
beyond = darüber hinaus, außerhalb
down = hinunter
from = von
here = hier
in front of = vor
inside = in, innerhalb
nearby = in der Nähe (von)
next to = neben
on = auf
opposite = gegenüber
outside = außen, außerhalb
through = durch
under = unter
3. ADD AN IDEA
again = wieder, noch einmal
also = auch
and = und
as well = sowohl als auch, auch
besides = außerdem
further, furthermore = weiters
in addition (to) = zusätzlich (zu)
in the first place = erstens
in the second place = zweitens
last(ly) = zuletzt, schlußendlich
likewise = gleichfalls, ebenfalls
more = mehr
moreover = weiters
on the other hand = andererseits
similarly = ähnlich
too = auch
4. ILLUSTRATE OR EXPLAIN AN IDEA
as follows = wie folgt
for example = zum Beispiel
in other words = in anderen Worten
in particular = insbesondere
in the first instance = erstens
like = wie
mainly = hauptsächlich
namely = nämlich
specifically = besonders, speziell
such as = wie
that is = das ist, das heißt
thus = deshalb
5. COMPARE/CONTRAST IDEAS
although = obwohl
but = aber
conversely = vice-versa
differently = anders
however = allerdings
in contrast = im Gegensatz
in spite of = trotz
nevertheless = dennoch, trotzdem
on the one hand = einerseits
on the other hand = andererseits
no doubt = ohne Zweifel
of course = natürlich
on the contrary = im Gegensatz
otherwise = sonst
6. TO SHOW A RESULT
accordingly = folglich
as a result = demzufolge
as one would expect = wie erwartet
consequently = folglich
for this reason = aus diesem Grund
hence = deshalb
in any case = auf jeden
logically = logischerweise
of course = natürlich
then = dann
therefore= deshalb
thus = somit
so = deshalb, daher
7. TO EMPHASIZE AN IDEA
above all = vor allem
equally = gleichermaßen
especially = besonders
in fact = tatsächlich
principally = hauptsächlich
8. TO SUMMARIZE
after all = immerhin, im Grunde
as has been noted = wie erwähnt
finally = zuletzt
in the end = zum Schluß, letztendlich
in other words = anders gesagtr
on the whole = generell, im Großen und
Ganzen
to summarize = zusammenfassend
that is = das heißt, das ist
Courtesy of Drew Hiben, Rancho Cucamonga HS, CA