En realidad...

In reality... / Actually... / In fact...

Sentence Frames

Notes & Usage:

Often used to correct a perception or reveal what's really going on beneath the surface. Can soften a contradiction or reveal a truth.

Parece complicado, pero en realidad es bastante sencillo.

It seems complicated, but in reality it's quite simple.

En realidad, no estoy de acuerdo con esa versión.

Actually, I don't agree with that version.

—¿Está bien? —En realidad, no tan bien como dice.

—Is she ok? —In reality, not as well as she says.

En realidad, no vivo aquí.

Actually, I don't live here.

En realidad, no lo conozco bien.

In reality, I don't know him well.

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