No votaremos por Vidal sino por Murillo. Pero or Sino No votaremos por Vidal sino por Murillo.
The conjunction but is usually expressed in Spanish by pero. Quiero ser representante pero un buen representante. I want to be a representative but a good representative. Los impuestos son necesarios, pero no me gustan. Taxes are necessary, but I don’t like them.
When but means on the contrary or but rather, use sino When but means on the contrary or but rather, use sino. Sino always follows a negative statement and introduces the correction (an affirmative statement) or contradiction. If the correction is a word or phrase, simply use sino. No quiero hablar con el juez sino con el senador. I don’t want to speak with the judge but (rather) with the senator. If the correction includes a subject and verb, use sino que. El candidato no va a dar un discurso, sino que prefiere tener una mesa redonda con varios ciudadanos. The candidate is not going to give a speech, but rather he prefers to have a round table with several citizens.
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