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Here's a little vocab list that might help you with your reading comprehension! Please note that the 'right' translation of these words are often dependent on the context, so their use might be different from what I wrote in this vocablist.

Subject: transition words

Transitional terms give writers the opportunity to prepare readers for a new idea, connecting the previous sentence to the next one. (source: Merriam Webster)

Men, aber = but

För, eftersom = because

(Där)för att, eftersom = because, as

Till exempel = for example, for instance

Så(ledes), alltså = therefore, then

Dessutom, därtill = moreover, in addition

Å ena sidan / å andra sidan = on the one hand / on the other hand

Ju, när allt kommer omkring, på det hela taget = after all

Alltnog, nåväl = in short, anyway, anyhow

Under = during

Some example sentences:

Hon var väldigt bra, men sedan gick det utför. = She was very good, but then things went downhill.

Han kan inte komma för/eftersom han är sjuk. = He can't come because he is sick.

Till exempel ett äpple. = For example, an apple.

Inte för att jag inte skulle vilja. = Not because I don't want to.

Ni vill alltså inte sälja det? = So you don't want to sell it?

Han avskedades och fick dessutom böter. = He was fired and moreover/in addition, fined.

Å ena sidan är han väldigt stilig, å andra sidan är han väldigt oförskämd. = On the one hand he is very handsome, on the other hand he is very rude.

Hon är ju bara ett barn. = She is just a child.

Nåväl, för att göra en lång historia kort. = Anyhow, to make a long story short.

Under min frånvaro. = During my absence.