Created by Àlex Lluch
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Question | Answer |
Show interest in the topic | Really? That’s interesting! Right! I see I can’t believe it! |
- Mañana, voy a ir al campo - ¿Ah, sí? | - Tomorrow I'm going to the countryside - Are you? - Tomorrow I'll go to the countryside - Will you? |
Como has dicho antes... | As you said before... |
Direct the conversation towards the topic | By the way speaking of… That reminds me of… |
Por cierto | By the way |
Hablando de... | Speaking of |
Esto me recuerda | That reminds me of |
Expresiones para rellenar | Fillers |
Así pues, | So, |
Quiero decir, | I mean, |
Check that they are following what you are saying / understanding | Right? OK? |
¿De acuerdo? | Right? |
¿Vale? | OK? |
Keeping your listener engaged | Preguntas retóricas Como bien sabes,... |
Preguntas retóricas. ¿Qué quieres decir con esto? | What do I mean by that? Is smoking dangerous? Of course it is |
Como sabes muy bien,... | As you very well know, … |
Looking for agreement | Don't you think? You know what I mean, |
¿No crees? | Don't you think? |
Sabes lo que quiero decir, | You know what I mean, |
Agreeing | En absoluto Exactamente Definitivamente |
En absoluto Exactamente Definitivamente | Absolutely Eventually Definitely |
Ya veo lo que dices | I see what you mean |
Veo (entiendo) tu punto de vista | I see your point |
No puedo estar más de acuerdo | I couldn’t agree more |
Ahí tienes razón | You have a point there |
Disagreeing | Veo tu punto de vista, pero... Siento discernir No estoy de acuerdo porque... Te entiendo, pero... |
Veo tu punto de vista, pero... | I see your point, but... |
Siento discernir | I beg to differ |
No estoy de acuerdo porque... | I don't agree because... |
Te entiendo, pero... | I understand you, but... |
Saying "NO" | No realmente, no No pienso eso / No creo |
No realmente, no | Not really, no |
No pienso eso / No creo | I don't think so |
Giving opinion | It seems to me (that) I have the impression that... |
Me parece que | It seems to me (that) |
Tengo la impresión que | I have the impression that... |
Personalmente, | Personally, |
En mi opinión, | To my mind, |
No sé tú, pero yo... | I don’t know about you, but I... |
Siento (con firmeza) que... | I feel (strongly) that... |
Creo (con firmeza) que | I believe (strongly) that |
Hablando desde la experiencia personal, | Speaking from personal experience, |
Para mí personalmente, | For my personally, |
Asking for the other speaker's opinion | How do you feel about…? What’s your take on…? What are your thoughts on this? |
¿Cómo te sientes acerca de...? | How do you feel about…? |
¿Cuál es tu opinión sobre ...? | What’s your take on…? |
¿Qué es lo que piensas sobre esto? ¿Cuáles son tus pensamientos sobre esto? | What are your thoughts on this? |
Interrupting | I'm sorry to interrupt, but... Can I interrupt you just for a second (here)? |
Siento interrumpirte, pero... | I'm sorry to interrupt, but... |
¿Puedo interrumpirte solo durante un segundo? | Can I interrupt you just for a second (here)? |
Summarising | The button is To sum up, |
La conclusión es | The button is |
En resumen, | To sum up, |
Rephrasing | In other words, |
En otras palabras, | In other words, ..., that is to say,... I don't agree because... I like what you think What is your opinion about this/it/that? What do you think about it/this/that? |
..., es decir, ... | ..., that is to say,... |
No estoy de acerdo porque... | I don't agree because... |
Me gusta lo que piensas | I like what you think |
¿Cuál es tu opinión sobre esto? | What is your opinion about this/it/that? |
¿Qué es lo que piensas sobre esto/eso? | What do you think about it/this/that? |
Prefiero hacer... | I prefer + to -ing + -ing |
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