This page is made from the texts of Robert Harris and the Writing Center, University of Wysconsin - Madison applied to the Interslavic language.

To improve your language skills you need to make sure, that your ideas stick together and that the gap between them is bridged smoothly. This is by using transition words and phrases that help bring two ideas together. Certain words help You to continue an idea, indicate a shift of though or contrast, or sum up a conclusion. See the following list of words to find those that will pull your thoughts together.



Transitions of logic consist of words or phrases that convey "logical intent": that is, they show the logical connection between two ideas. Since there are several possible logical connections (such as time, purpose, contrast), there are several categories of transitions of logic. The table below lists many of these transitions, arranged by category and listed as milder or stronger. (Note that there is some double listing, because of the different ways words can be used.) Some hints for use:

This matter has been already discussed in lesson 18. - sentences with coordinate and subordinate clauses. Moreover, you need to remember words from the table in lesson 11. - adverbs and idioms.

Here you can see the most used transition words and phrases. Before using a particular transitional word from this table, be sure you understand its exact meaning and usage completely and try to translate all words which this glue is made from.

addition	and	i
	or	ili
	ni ... ni ...	neither ... nor ...
	moreover, in addition	navyše
	further, furthermore, even more	ješče (adv.)
	also, too	takože
	besides	kromě (adv.)
	again	iznovo (adv.)
	first, in the first place	izprva, v prvyh
	second, secondly	v vtoryh
	third	v tretjih
	finally	nakonec (adv.)
	next	dalje (adv.)
	last	poslědno (adv.)
time	while, when	kogda (adv.)
	after, afterwards	potom (adv.), poslje (prep. G)
	during	v tečenji ... G
	next	dalje (adv.)
	immediately	sejčasno (adv.), neposrědno (adv.)
	now, this time	sejčas (adv.), nyně (adv.)
	later	pozdněje (adv.)
	earlier	raněje (adv.)
	soon	skoro (adv.)
	sometimes	několikokrat (adv.)
	following	slědujuč (adv.)
	never	nikogda (adv.)
	always	vsegda (adv.)
	whenever	někogda (adv.)
	once	jedin raz (adv.)
	simultaneously	jednočasno (adv.) s ... I
	subsequently	postupno (adv.) od ... G
place	here	tu, tudu, tamo (adv.)
	beyond	za (prep. G)
	wherever	někdě, někamo (adv.)
	neighboring on	slěd (prep. G), sosědno (adv.) s ... I
	nearby	bliz (prep. G)
	opposite to	protiv (prep. D)
	above	nad (prep. A,I)
	below	pod (prep. A,I)
exemplification	to illustrate, to demostrate	ukazajuč (adv.) ... A
	for instance, for example	napriměr (adv.)
	specifically	specifično (adv.) ot ... G
	e.g.	napr.
comparison	in the same way	rovno s ... I, rovno kako ... N
	in like manner, likewise	podobno ot ... G
	similarly	podobno (adv.)
contrast	but	ale, no
	however	jedinako, medžutym
	on the contrary	na razliku od ... G
	on the other hand, otherwise	iz drugoj strany ... G
	despite of, yet, notwithstanding	obače
	vice versa, backwards	povratno (adv.) od ... G
clarification	that is to say	tako rěčeno
	i.e., that is	to jest
	in other words, to rephrase it	drugymi slovami
	to clarify, to explain	na objasněnje ... G
	thus, therefore, hence	ubo
cause	because	zatože
	since	od (prep. G)
	on account of	radi (prep. G)
	let us assume that	prědpokladajmo, že ... N
	for reason	po pričině ... G
effect	thus, therefore, hence	ubo
	consequently	slěd (prep. G)  vsegda (adv.)  možno (adv.)
	accordingly	rovno s ... I
	as a result	v rezultatu ... G
purpose	in order that	da, da by
	for this purpose	v smyslu ... G
qualification	almost	bliz (prep. G), nemalo (adv.)
	never	nikogda (adv.)
	always
	maybe, perhaps
	probably	pravděpodobno (adv.)
	frequently	često (adv.), frekventirano (adv.)
	although	hotj (adv.)
intensification	indeed, sure	ej
	of course	jasno (adv.)
	without doubt, undoubtedly	bezsumno (adv.)
	yes	da
	by all means	v vsih značenijah ... G
	certainly	istino (adv.)  jasno (adv.)  očevidno (adv.)
concession	to be sure	uvěrjeno (adv.)
	it is true	pravda jest, že ...
	of course
	obviously
summary	to sum up, in summary, together	vkupě (adv.)
	in short, in brief	kratko (adv.)
	to dissolve	na razrěšenje ... G
conclusion	to conclude	na zaključenje ... G
	finally	nakonec (adv.)

transitions of thought

Transitions of thought consist of words that help maintain the continuity of thought from one sentence or paragraph to the next. Transitions of thought are produced by the following techniques:


pronouns

Follow a noun with a personal pronoun in order to continue the same subject and a possessive pronoun in order to move to something related to the original subject. See lesson 7. for details.

Fido spi. On jest dobry pes. Jego dom jest pod jablonjeju.
Fido is asleep. He is a good dog. His house is under the apple tree.

Personal pronouns are ja, ty, on, ona, ono, my, vy, oni.
Possessive pronouns are moj, tvoj, naš, vaš and genitives made from on, ona, ono, oni:  jego, jej, jego, jih.

keyword repetition

Repeat the word around which the discussion is focusing. 

Praga imaje mnogo istoričnyh pamětnikov. Tute pamětniky sut stare domy, mosty, theatra i hramy. Najstarši pražsky pamětnik jest iz romanskoj ery.
Prague has a lot of historical monuments. These monuments are old houses, bridges, teaters and churches. The oldest monument is from the Romanesque period.

synonyms

A synonym is a word that means nearly the same as another word. This is very important for your communication in Neoslavonic. Using synonyms will help you convince that your partners really understand what you are saying.

Vaše auto jest lěpo. Ale myslim, že taky voz je mnogo skupy.
Your car is very nice. But I think, that such kind of vehicle is expensive.


demonstrative pronouns

Use demonstrative pronouns in order to refer something already existed in the previous clause. Demonstrative pronouns are toj, ta, to and their derivatives tutoj, tamtoj, ... . See lesson 3. for details.

Moj brat imaje veliky dom. Kako stary jest toj dom?
My brother has a big house. How old is this house?