Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

BASIC STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNICATION 30.10A modo de ejemplo . . .By way of example . . .Así . . .Thus . . .Así, por ejemplo . . .Thus, for example . . .Como . . .Like . . .Tales como . . .Such as . . . 18.3.1 (p. 91)30.10.6How to explain yourselfTo indicate you are about to explain something again, in new terms, use the following:Es decir . . . That is to say . . .En otros términos . . . In other words . . .Dicho de otra forma/manera . . . In other words . . .Me explico . . . I’ll explain myself . . .Lo que quiero decir es . . . What I mean is . . .30.10.7How to ask for and give the floorTo ask to speak in the course of a formal meeting you can use the followingexpressions:Pido la palabra . . .¿Me permite/puedo decir algo?Quisiera decir algo.Tiene la palabra (nombre).Doy/cedo la palabra a (nombre).(Nombre) ha pedido la palabra.May I say something?May I say something?I’d like to say something.(Name) has the floor.I give the floor to (name).(Name) has asked to speak30.10.8Summarizing and concludingTo summarize and abbreviate different points in an argument and to conclude apresentation, use the following expressions:En resumen . . . In short . . .Resumiendo . . . In short . . . , to sum up . . .En una palabra . . . In a word . . .En pocas palabras . . . To cut a long story short . . .En suma . . . In short . . .En conclusión . . . In short . . .Para terminar . . . To finish . . .Para concluir . . ./ To conclude . . .Como conclusión . . .180