We can't always be practicing Spanish verbs; it's useful to work on other parts of Spanish.
Besides vocabulary, I found it very helpful to learn common expressions. These can be standalone phrases, or often "connector" phrases that can be used to logically combine two sentences.
There are a ton of these, but these are a few of my favorites. Keep in mind that for many of these, there may be multiple ways to say it:
| English expression | Spanish translation |
|---|---|
| a little while ago | hace poco |
| about, concerning | acerca de |
| again | de nuevo |
| all of a sudden | de repente |
| anyway, in any case, at any rate | de todos modos |
| around here, this way | por aquí |
| as for me, as far as I am concerned | por mi parte |
| as long as, seeing that…, since | ya que |
| at first | al principio |
| at last, finally | por fin |
| at least | al menos, por lo menos |
| at times, sometimes | a veces |
| frequently, often | a menudo |
| from now on | de aquí en adelante |
| I am coming! | ¡Ya voy! |
| I don't think so / I think so | Creo que no / Creo que sí |
| in that way | de esa manera |
| instead of | en vez de |
| no longer | ya no |
| not yet | todavía no |
| nowadays | hoy día |
| of course | por supuesto |
| otherwise | de otro modo |
| perhaps | tal vez |
| right here | aquí mismo |
| right now | ahora mismo |
| suddenly | de pronto |
| therefore, for that reason | por eso |
| this very day | hoy mismo |
| without a doubt, undoubtedly | sin duda |