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Both pero and sino are used as conjunctions to link contrasting ideas, like the English, 'but'. The difference is that sino corrects or negates the information that has come before it, while pero does not. Sino is only used in negative sentences, while pero is in affirmative sentences
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Me gustaría salir, pero no puedo
Marcela es linda pero no es intelegente
Hace frío, pero también hace sol
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I would like to go out, but I can't
Marcela is pretty, but not intellegent
It's cold, but also sunny
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Alfredo no es alto sino bajo
No es tonto, sino demasiado inteligente
No voy a estudiar matemática, sino arte
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Alfredo isn't tall, but (rather) short
He is not stupid, but (rather) too intelligent
I'm not going to study math, but (rather) art
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