Saying "Anyway"
When recounting a story where things didn't go as planned—like a terrible blind date—you often need to express that an action happened despite the circumstances. To say "anyway" or "in any case," Spanish uses the phrases de todos modos and de todas formas.
Both phrases are discourse markers that act just like "anyway" in English. You can use them interchangeably, and they usually appear at the end of a sentence or at the beginning of a new thought.
Let's look at de todos modos:
| The date was terrible, but I stayed anyway. | La cita fue fatal, pero me quedé de todos modos. |
| The coffee that he ordered was bitter, but he drank it anyway. | El café que pidió estaba amargo, pero lo tomó de todos modos. |
| She ordered the ice cream anyway. | Ella pidió el helado de todos modos. |
Using "De todas formas"
De todas formas works exactly the same way. Whether your date is stingy, rude, or just makes bad jokes, you can use either phrase to show that you pushed through the situation regardless.
| I can't stand him, but I am going to pay the bill anyway. | No lo puedo aguantar, pero voy a pagar la cuenta de todas formas. |
| His joke offended me, but I had dinner with him anyway. | Su broma me ofendió, pero cené con él de todas formas. |
| It is logical that you don't like him. He is rude anyway. | Es lógico que no te guste. De todas formas, es grosero. |
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