Subordinating conjunctions are words that send the verb to the end of the sentence. It is important to be aware of the ways in which word order works in German, and to acknowledge the roll of subordinating conjunctions. The subordinating conjunctions and a few examples are as followed...
nachdem - after
Nachdem sie gegessen hatten, gingen sie weiter ins Theater.
(After they had eaten, they went to the theatre).
sobald - as soon as
Ich rufe dich an, sobald ich am Flughafen bin.
(I'll call you, as soon as I am on the plane).
sodass - so that
Jim kam leise in das Zimmer, sodass er das Baby nicht aufweckte.
(Jim entered the room quietly, so that he wouldn't wake the baby).
dass - that
Heute scheint es dass, es sehr sonnig ist.
(Today, it seems that it is very sunny).
bis - until
Alles ist theoretisch unmöglich, bis es gemacht wurde.
(Everything is theoretically impossible until it is done).
da - since/as
Ich muss meinen bruder kümmern, da meine Mutter krank ist.
(I must look after my brother, as my mother is sick).
weil - because
Ich habe Gitarre gelernt, weil ich Akustische Musik liebe.
(I learnt guitar, because I love acoustic music).
als - as
solange - so long as
seit/seitdem - since (in terms of time)
wenn - when/if
obwohl/obgleich/obschon - although
während - during/while
trotzdem - despite
ob - whether
damit - so that
bevor/ehe - before
falls - in case
indem - while