Connectors (Linking Words)
Connectors of Contrast
but = ‫אבל‬
nevertheless = ‫על כל פנים‬
in spite of = ‫למרות‬
on the one hand = ‫מצד אחד‬
on the other hand = ‫מצד שני‬
contrary to = ‫בניגוד ל‬
still - ‫עדיין‬
even though = ‫למרות ש‬
despite = ‫למרות‬
while = ‫ בעֹוד ש‬or ‫ואילו‬
although = ‫למרות ש‬
however = / ‫ אבל‬/‫עם זאת‬
in spite of the fact = ‫למרות העובדה ש‬
unlike = ‫בניגוד‬
in contrast to = ‫בניגוד ל‬
yet = ‫עדיין‬
whereas = ‫ש בעוד‬
To Give Examples
such as = ‫כמו‬
like = ‫כמו‬
for example = ‫לדוגמה‬
for instance = ‫לדוגמה‬
to illustrate = ‫להמחיש‬
To Add Points on the Same Topic
moreover = ‫יתר על כך‬
in addition = ‫בנוסף‬
aside from that = ‫חוץ מזה‬
aside from = ‫חוץ מ‬
what’s more = ‫יתר על כן‬
apart from that ‫חוץ מ‬
also = ‫גם‬
as well as = ‫בנוסף ל‬
furthermore = ‫יתר על כן‬
To Show Sequence (put a comma
before)
First, ‫ראשית‬
Firstly,= ‫ראשית‬
To begin with, = ‫ראשית‬
First and foremost, = ‫קודם כל‬
Second, ‫שנית‬
Secondly, ‫שנית‬
Finally, = , ‫ לסיום‬, ‫לבסוף‬
Lastly, = ‫לבסוף‬
To Describe Cause/Reason
owing to = ‫ עקב‬,‫בגלל‬
because = ‫בגלל‬
owing to the fact that = ‫בשל העובדה כי‬
because of = ‫בגלל ש‬
due to = ‫עקב‬
since = ‫עקב‬
due to the fact that = ‫בשל העובדה כי‬
To Present a Result
so = ‫לכן‬
consequently = ‫כתוצאה מכך‬
therefore = ‫לכן‬
thus = ‫לכן‬
as a result of = ‫כתוצאה מכך‬
To Emphasize / Show Order of
Important
In fact = ‫בעצם‬
A s a matter of fact = ‫ למעשה‬,‫בעצם‬
Above all = ‫מעל הכל‬
Most importantly = ‫הכי חשוב‬
To Conclude (put a comma before)
To sum up, = ‫לסיכום‬
To conclude, = ‫ לסיכום‬, ‫לסיום‬
In conclusion, = ‫לסיכום‬
All in all, = ‫בסך הכל‬
In short, = ‫בקיצור‬