Connectives used in IELTS Speaking and Writing

 

1. Coordinating Conjunctions (Simple)

Conjunction	Synonym(s)	Nepali Meaning
And	Also, as well as	र, साथै
But	However, yet	तर, यद्यपि
Or	Either...or	वा, अथवा
Nor	Not either	न त ... न त
For	Because, since	किनभने, कारणले
So	Therefore, thus	त्यसैले
Yet	But, nevertheless	अझै पनि, तर

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🌿 2. Subordinating Conjunctions (Intermediate)

Conjunction	Synonym(s)	Nepali Meaning
Because	Since, as	किनभने, कारणले
Although	Even though, though	यद्यपि
Though	Although, even if	यद्यपि
Since	Because, from the time	किनभने / पछि देखि
If	Provided that, in case	यदि
Unless	Except if, if not	नभएसम्म
While	Whereas, although	जब / यद्यपि
As	Because, while	जस्तै / कारणले
Until	Till	सम्म
After	Following, once	पछि
Before	Prior to, earlier than	अघि

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🌈 3. Correlative Conjunctions (Pairs)

Conjunction Pair	Synonym(s)	Nepali Meaning
Either...or	One or the other	या त ... वा त
Neither...nor	Not this or that	न त ... न त
Not only...but also	As well as	मात्र होइन ... साथै
Both...and	Together, in addition	दुवै ... र
Whether...or	If this or that	यो होस् वा त्यो

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🔥 4. Advanced Conjunctions & Phrases

Conjunction / Phrase	Synonym(s)	Nepali Meaning
In spite of	Despite	त्यस बावजुद
Even though	Although	यद्यपि
As long as	Provided that	जबसम्म / यदि
In order that	So that	त्यस उद्देश्यले
Provided that	If, on the condition that	यदि त्यो शर्तमा
As if	Like, as though	जस्तो गरी
So that	In order to	जसले गर्दा
Rather than	Instead of	भन्दा बरु
As soon as	Immediately after	गर्नासाथ
Even if	Though it may	भए पनि

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✨ BONUS: Conjunctive Adverbs (Advanced for IELTS Writing)

Word / Phrase	Synonym(s)	Nepali Meaning
However	But, nevertheless	यद्यपि, तर
Therefore	So, thus	त्यसैले
Moreover	Also, in addition	अझ बढी, साथै
Consequently	As a result	परिणामस्वरूप
Nevertheless	Even so, still	अझै पनि, तर
Furthermore	In addition, also	थप रूपमा
Hence	For this reason	त्यसैले
Otherwise	If not, alternatively	नभए
On the contrary	Oppositely	यसको विपरीत
In contrast	Differently	विपरीत रूपमा

 

With examples

1. Coordinating Conjunctions (Simple)

Conjunction	Example Sentence (English)	Nepali Translation
And	I like tea and coffee.	म चिया र कफी मन पराउँछु।
But	She is tired, but she is still working.	ऊ थाकेकी छ, तर अझै काम गरिरहेकी छ।
Or	Do you want tea or coffee?	तिमीलाई चिया वा कफी चाहिन्छ?
Nor	He doesn’t smoke, nor does he drink.	ऊ न धूम्रपान गर्छ न त रक्सी पिउँछ।
For	I stayed home, for it was raining.	म घरमै बसेँ, किनभने पानी परिरहेको थियो।
So	It was late, so I went to bed.	ढिलो भइसकेको थियो, त्यसैले म सुत्न गएँ।
Yet	He is poor, yet he is happy.	ऊ गरिब छ, तर ऊ खुसी छ।

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🌿 2. Subordinating Conjunctions (Intermediate)

Conjunction	Example Sentence (English)	Nepali Translation
Because	I didn’t go out because it was raining.	म बाहिर गएनँ किनभने पानी परिरहेको थियो।
Although	Although it was cold, we went swimming.	यद्यपि चिसो थियो, हामी पौडी खेल्न गयौं।
Though	Though he is rich, he is humble.	यद्यपि ऊ धनी छ, ऊ नम्र छ।
Since	Since you are here, let’s begin.	किनभने तिमी यहाँ छौ, सुरु गरौं।
If	If it rains, we will stay home.	यदि पानी पर्‍यो भने, हामी घरमै बस्नेछौं।
Unless	I won’t go unless you come.	तिमी नआउँदासम्म म जान्न।
While	She was cooking while I was cleaning.	म सफा गर्दै गर्दा ऊ खाना पकाइरहेकी थिई।
As	As I was tired, I slept early.	कारणले म थाकेको थिएँ, म चाँडै सुतें।
Until	Wait here until I return.	म फर्किएसम्म यहीं पर्ख।
After	We had dinner after the movie.	चलचित्र पछि हामीले खाना खायौं।
Before	Finish your work before you play.	खेल्नुअघि आफ्नो काम सकाऊ।

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🌈 3. Correlative Conjunctions (Pairs)

Pair	Example Sentence (English)	Nepali Translation
Either...or	You can either walk or take a taxi.	तिमी या त हिँड्न सक्छौ वा त ट्याक्सी लिन सक्छौ।
Neither...nor	He neither called nor texted.	उसले न त फोन गर्‍यो न त सन्देश पठायो।
Not only...but also	She is not only smart but also kind.	ऊ मात्र होइन होशियार साथै दयालु पनि छ।
Both...and	I like both pizza and burger.	मलाई दुवै पिज्जा र बर्गर मन पर्छ।
Whether...or	I’ll go whether it rains or not.	पानी परोस् वा नपरोस्, म जानेछु।

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 4. Advanced Conjunctions & Phrases

Phrase	Example Sentence (English)	Nepali Translation
In spite of	In spite of his age, he runs fast.	उमेर हुँदाहुँदै पनि, ऊ छिटो दौडन्छ।
Even though	Even though he is sick, he is working.	यद्यपि ऊ बिरामी छ, ऊ काम गर्दैछ।
As long as	You can stay as long as you like.	तिमीलाई जति समय मन पर्छ त्यति समयसम्म बस्न सक्छौ।
In order that	I studied hard in order that I could pass.	म पास होस भनेर म कडा पढें।
Provided that	You can go provided that you finish your work.	तिमी आफ्नो काम सकाउँछौ भने मात्र जान सक्छौ।
As if	He talks as if he knows everything.	उसले बोल्छ जस्तो कि उसलाई सबै थाहा छ।
So that	She works hard so that she can succeed.	ऊ सफल होस् भनेर ऊ कडा मिहिनेत गर्छ।
Rather than	I prefer tea rather than coffee.	मलाई कफी भन्दा बरु चिया मन पर्छ।
As soon as	Call me as soon as you reach.	तिमी पुग्नासाथ मलाई फोन गर।
Even if	I’ll help you even if I’m busy.	म ब्यस्त भए पनि म तिमीलाई मद्दत गर्नेछु।

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BONUS: Conjunctive Adverbs (for IELTS Writing)

Conjunctive Adverb	Example Sentence (English)	Nepali Translation
However	I studied hard. However, I failed.	मैले कडा पढें। तर पनि, म असफल भएँ।
Therefore	She was late. Therefore, she missed the bus.	ऊ ढिला भइन्। त्यसैले, उसले बस छुटाइन्।
Moreover	He is smart. Moreover, he is hardworking.	ऊ होशियार छ। थप रूपमा, ऊ मिहिनेती पनि छ।
Consequently	He broke the rule. Consequently, he was punished.	उसले नियम तोड्यो। परिणामस्वरूप, उसलाई सजाय दिइयो।
Nevertheless	It rained. Nevertheless, we went hiking.	पानी पर्यो। अझै पनि, हामी हाइकिङ गयौं।
Furthermore	Reading improves focus. Furthermore, it increases knowledge.	पढाइले ध्यान बढाउँछ। थप रूपमा, ज्ञान पनि बढाउँछ।
Hence	He studied well. Hence, he passed.	उसले राम्रो पढ्यो। त्यसैले, पास गर्‍यो।
Otherwise	Study hard, otherwise you’ll fail.	राम्ररी पढ, नभए तिमी असफल हुनेछौ।
On the contrary	She said it was hard. On the contrary, I found it easy.	उसले गाह्रो भनिन्। तर मलाई चाहिँ सजिलो लाग्यो।
In contrast	My brother is shy. In contrast, I’m outgoing.	मेरो दाजु लाजालु छन्। तर म चाहिँ खुला स्वभावको छु।