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Created by Àlex Lluch
almost 8 years ago
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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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