Connectives to indicate order:
| English | German | Example |
| To begin with | Zunächst (einmal) | To begin with, you are not qualified enough. |
| next | als nächstes | Next, we will have to talk about our homework. |
| firstly | zuerst, zunächst | You can always contact me, firstly in my office… |
| secondly | zweitens | … and secondly at home after 8 pm. |
| on second thoughts | bei näherer Untersuchung | On second thoughts we came to the conclusion … |
| finally | letzendlich, schließlich | He emigrated to England and finally settled down in London. |
| in conclusion | schließlich | In conclusion, we agree with your opinion. |
| above all | vor allem (aber) | And above all he emphasized the necessity… |
| in spite of all | trotz aller | In spite of all trouble, he found a solution. |
| English | German | Example |
| in other words | mit anderen Worten | In other words, holidays are wonderful |
| that means | das bedeutet | That means, that the globalization is a good thing. |
| a better way of putting it is | um es besser auszudrücken | A better way of putting it is, English is the world-language. |
| it would be better to say | besser wäre es zu sagen | It would be better to say that my sister is little. |
Connectives to inter from something:
| English | German | Example |
| in that case | in diesem Fall | in that case, it’s easy to say that… |
| otherwise | ansonsten | Otherwise, it wouldn’t work |
| this implies | das bedeutet, das hat zur Folge | This implies, that work isn’t easy to find. |
| frankly speaking |
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Frankly speaking, I’m not interested in your opinion. |
Connectives to add something / ideas:
| English | German | Example |
| moreover | zudem | Moreover, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. |
| furthermore | außerdem, weiterhin | Furthermore, a job in a big company is better than no job. |
| and | und | I like Sushi, and I like Spaghetti. |
| also | auch | I earn a lot of money, and my sister also has a good job. |
| likewise | ebenfalls | He is likewise very good at French. |
| similarly | ähnlich, in ähnlicher Weise | Similarly, Aple experienced a boom… |
| equally | ebenso | Equally, people dislike genetically modified food. |
| too | auch | Germany, too, has an interesting cultural scene. |
| in the same manner | in gleicher Weise | This must be kept secret in the same manner… |
| besides | außerdem | Besides (that) I have a good knowledge in German and English. |
| again (and again) | Again (and again) | Again and again navigation devices were stolen out of cars. |
| in addition | zusätzlich | In addition, we want two days more holiday. |
| little by little | allmählich, nach und nach | Little by little, my pronunciation became better. |
| consequently | Folglich | Consequently, you have to say that holidays are great. |
| in my opinion | Meiner Meinung nach | In my opinion, life is beautiful. |
| in contrast to | im Gegensatz zu | In contrast to other schools, our school is very good. |
Connectives to refer to something:
| English | German | Example |
| with regard to | in Bezug auf | With regard to Germany, England is… |
| referring to | unter Bezugnahme auf | „Referring to line 7 of the text he underlined his argument against corporal punishment.“ |
| with reference to | mit Verweis auf | |
| compared with | verglichen mit | Compared with the other team, we are a good footballteam. |
| on the whole | im Großen und Ganzen | On the whole we come to conclusion, that ice is too expensive this year. |
| last but not least | Zu guter Letzt | Last but not least, you have to say that English is a wonderful language. |