LINKING WORDS IN SPEAKING

1. Adding Information (thêm thông tin)

First, second, third (ly)
To begin with/ Next/ Finally
And, Also, Besides, On top of that (Ngoài ra/và/cũng)
Moreover, Furthermore, In addition, As well as, another reason is… (Hơn
nữa/thêm vào/cũng như/ 1 lý do khác nữa là…)

E.g: To begin with my opinion, I would like to tell you a story.

2. Time Phrases (Các cụm từ thời gian)

now
at the moment
at present
right now
these days/ recently/ nowadays
in the past/ back in the day
before
then
at that time
years ago
when I was younger/ When I was little

3. Stating your opinion (Trình bày quan điểm)

Generally speaking,
I think, In my opinion
From my point of view, From my perspective
It seems to me that…
I’d just like to say
As far as I know/ As far as I’m concerned (theo như tôi biết)
E.g: As far as I’m concerned, studying with friends is more efficiently than
studying alone

4. Cause and Solution (Nguyên nhân và giải pháp)

I guess it’s because
The main reason is
It was caused by
The reason why
I suppose the best way to deal with this problem is
The best way to solve this is

5. Giving Examples (Đưa ví dụ)

for example
for instance
such as
like

6. Specifiying (Giải thích rõ ràng hơn)

What I mean is (Ý tôi là)
What I want to say is (Điều tôi muốn là là)
As I was saying (Như tôi đang nói)

7. Contrast (Tương phản)

but
on the other hand
while
However
although
or
Ex: Staying at home on the weekend help me to find the peace for myself.
However, if I stay inside whole day, you will get bored.

8. Emphasizing (Nhấn mạnh)

more
even more, above all, indeed,
importantly,