Connectors / Linking words

Time: before (antes); after (depois); when (quando); while (enquanto).
Reason: because (porque); as (como tal).
Result: so (então).
Contrast: but (mas); however (no entanto); although (apesar de / embora).
Time sequence: first (1º) / firstly (primeiramente); second (2º) / secondly (segundamente); then (depois); finally (finalmente).
Addiction: and (e); in addiction (em adição); also (também); moreover (além disso).
Condition: if (se).


Examples:

• Before my first skydiving jump, I was a little afraid.
• They were scared, but I wasn’t hurt.
• Although I have played many sports in the past, now I realize that I like surfing the best.