However vs Still

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

However

Top 1000 (muy común) A1 adverb

Still

Top 1000 (muy común) A1 adverb

	However	Still
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/haʊˈevə(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/haʊˈevər/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/stɪl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/stɪl/"]/
Significado	pero; muestra contraste entre dos ideas. but; shows contrast between two ideas.	sin moverse; tranquilo not moving; quiet
Ejemplo	He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate.	She is still waiting for her friends to arrive.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	A1	A1
Categoría gramatical	adverb	adverb
Colocaciones	however, you should, however, it is important, however, I believe	still water, still life, still waiting, still standing
Antónimos	therefore, consequently	yet, already
Errores comunes	Confused with 'how ever' which means in what way., Omitting a comma before 'however' when it starts a sentence., Using 'however' inappropriately in very casual contexts.	Confused with 'steal', leading to incorrect usage., Using it in a question when it should be a statement, e.g., 'Is it still raining?' incorrectly phrased as 'Is still it raining?'., Overusing in sequences; proper placement in a sentence can be tricky.
Notas de uso	Usa 'sin embargo' para introducir una idea contrastante en una oración. Es adecuado tanto en inglés hablado como escrito, pero es más común en la escritura formal. Evita usarlo al principio de conversaciones informales. Use 'however' to introduce a contrasting idea in a sentence. It's suitable in both spoken and written English but more common in formal writing. Avoid using it at the beginning of informal conversations.	Se usa para describir algo que no está cambiando o sucediendo aún. Es apropiado en contextos hablados y escritos, pero puede sonar más formal en forma escrita. Used to describe something that is not changing or happening yet. Appropriate in both spoken and written contexts, but can sound more formal when used in written form.

Míralo en clips reales

However...

Now if, however, there's no reasonable doubt...

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

However, my opinion has not changed.

However...

Now if, however, there's no reasonable doubt...

However

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

He's napping still.

how you three are still so sure.

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

You're still diddling around trying to get your nut up.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

He's napping still.

how you three are still so sure.

Still

Preguntas frecuentes: However vs Still

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre However y Still?

However: but; shows contrast between two ideas. Still: not moving; quiet

¿However y Still tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

However: A1, Still: A1 en la escala CEFR.

¿Qué categoría gramatical son However y Still?

However: adverb, Still: adverb.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

However: He was feeling bad. He went to work, however, and tried to concentrate. Still: She is still waiting for her friends to arrive.

¿Puedo usar However y Still indistintamente?

No siempre. However y Still están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.