Discourse: Intermediate Spanish vocabulary

11 Spanish words about discourse at intermediate level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• de hechoadverbin fact, as a matter of fact
• por ciertoadverbby the way, incidentally
• por un lado … por otro ladoadverbon the one hand … on the other
• en cuanto aprepositionregarding / as for
• fijarseverblook at this, can you believe it
• respecto aprepositionregarding, with respect to
• en conclusiónadverbin conclusion
• tratamientonounmedical treatment, course of therapy or medication
• al fin y al caboadverbafter all, when all is said and done
• dicho de otra maneraadverbput another way, in other words
• primeramenteadverbfirst of all, firstly