Expresiones útiles para el Speaking: cómo expresar tu opinión

¿Alguna vez te has sentido inseguro o insegura al querer expresar tu opinión en inglés? En el artículo de hoy te daremos herramientas claves para que puedas dar tu punto de  vista y no te frustres en el intento. Exploraremos expresiones útiles para el speaking que llevarán tu comunicación a otro nivel. ¿Estás listo para aumentar tu vocabulario y destacar en tu speaking en inglés ya sea on-to-one o monólogo? Let’s go!

Expresiones de speaking para mostrar interés

• Really?
• That’s interesting!
• Right!
• I see
• I can’t believe it!
• Reply questions: I went to Paris – Did you?
• Uh huh
• As you said before, … (referring to what the other speaker said before shows you’ve been paying attention)

Expresiones speaking para dirigir la conversación hacia un asunto

• By the way,
• Speaking of…
• That reminds me of…

Frases de speaking de relleno o muletillas – Fillers

• So,
• You see, …
• …, you see, …
• You know,
• I mean,
• …, like,… (too informal)

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Expresiones de speaking para verificar que te están entendiendo

CHECK THAT THEY’RE UNDERSTANDING YOU

• Right?
• OK?

EEPING YOUR LISTENER ENGAGED

• Rhetorical questions (questions you don’t really expect an answer for, you sort of answer them yourself):

What do I mean by that?  / Is smoking dangerous? Of course it is

• As you very well know, …

LOOKING FOR AGREEMENT:

• Don’t you think?
• Question tags (Isn’t it, has it…)
• You know what I mean,

GIVING THE FLOOR (turn to speak):

• Don’t you think?
• Question tags (Isn’t it, has it…)

Frases de speaking para expresar que estás de acuerdo – Agreeing

• Absolutely
• I see what you mean
• I see your point
• You have a point there.
• Exactly
• Definitely
• I agree with you / him …
•  I share your view… I think so.                                     
• I really think so. (The author / the narrator / the protagonist / etc.) is  right 
• He is quite right / absolutely right  
•  He may be right. I have no objection. 
•  I approve of it.    
•  I have come to the same conclusion           
•  I hold the same opinion.             
•  We are of one mind / of the same mind on that question. 
• I am at one with him on that point.
•  It is true/ That is right.
• That’s just it !  Fair enough!  Quite so ! Just so!   Yes of  course !

Frases de speaking para expresar que estás en desacuerdo – Disagreeing

• I see your point, but…
• Your point is well taken, but …
• I beg to differ
• (I’m afraid) That’s not always the case
• I don’t agree/  I disagree / I don’t think so.
• You are / he is wrong /  I think otherwise
•  I don’t think that’s quite right.
• I don’t agree with you/him.    
•  I don’t agree with what you say.      
•  I am afraid that is not quite true.
• I take a different view. 
•  I don’t share his/her/your view.           
• This argument does not hold water. Not at all ! Nonsens!    Rubbish !
• He’s off his head !

SAYING “NO”

• Not really, no (rather than a plain “no”)

ex. –Do you like football? –  Not really, no (instead of “noooo!”)

• I don’t think so.

ex. Are you coming? – I don’t think so

GIVING OPINION:

• Personally, I think this is a good question
• I don’t know about you, but I …
• I feel (strongly) that…
• I (strongly) believe that…
• It seems to me that…
• I have the impression that…
• I reckon…(informal)
• Speaking from personal experience,
• For me personally,

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION

In my opinion, …  

In my eyes, …

To my mind, …  

As far as I am concerned…  

Speaking personally, …

From my point of view, …   

As for me / As to me, …

My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction is that …                                    

I hold the view that …

I would say that …   

It seems to me that … 

I am of the opinion that …

My impression is that …                         

I am under the impression that …  

It is my impression that I have the feeling that …                          

My own feeling on the subject is that …

I have no doubt that …                           

 I am sure / I am certain that …           

I think / consider / find / feel / believe / suppose / presume / assume that …

I hold the opinion that …  (I form / adopt an opinion.)                      

I dare say that … I guess that …  I bet that ….   I gather that … It goes without saying that …                 

ASKING FOR THE OTHER SPEAKER’S OPINION:

• How do you feel about…?
• What’s your take on…?
• Where do you stand on….?
• What are your thoughts on this?
• What do you reckon (informal)?

INTERRUPTING:

• I’m sorry to interrupt, but…
• Can I interrupt you just for a second (here)?

SUMMARISING:

• In a nutshell,
• To make a long story short

REPHRASING:

• In other words,
• …, that is to say, …

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Frases Speaking: Giving Opinions