Asking opinion

• What do you think of …

(Apa pendapatmu tentang …)
• Is that right (true) that …
(Apakah itu benar bahwa…)
• Do you think it’s going …
(Apakah Anda pikir itu akan …)
• Why do they behave like that?
(Mengapa mereka berperilaku seperti itu?)
• Do you have any idea?
(Apakah kamu punya ide?)
• Please give me your frank opinion.
(Tolong beri saya pendapat jujur Anda.)
• What’s your opinion?
(Apa pendapatmu?)

Expressing opinion
1.Weak (lemah)

• I think…. (saya pikir…)

• I don’t think… (Saya tidak berpikir...)
• I’m fairly certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa..)
• I’m quite certain that…. (Saya cukup yakin bahwa…)
• I would have thought that…. (Saya akan berpikir bahwa..)

2. Medium (sedang)

• I believe…. (Saya percaya…)

• I don’t doubt that…. (Saya tidak meragukannya…)
• I feel certain that… (Saya yakin bahwa…)
• My impression is that…. (Kesan menurut saya…)
• As I see it.. (Seperti yang saya lihat…)
• It seems to me that… (Tampaknya bagi saya…)
• It strikes me that….. (Ini mengejutkan saya bahwa…)

3. Strong (kuat)

• I’m absolutely certain that…. (Saya benar-benar yakin bahwa…)

• I’m convinced that…. (Saya yakin bahwa…)
• I strongly believe that… (Saya sangat percaya bahwa…)
Examples

I dont think its a good song (weak)

It seem to me that this song is good (medium)

I strongly believe this is best song (strong)

Contoh Dialog Expressing Opinion

Read this dialogue!
Andy : Well, what do you think of my car?
Bimo : Well, personally, It looks comfortable. By the way, is it an expensive
American car?
Andy : No, it’s a cheap small Japanese car.
Bimo : How many people can it take?
Andy : There’s room for five people.
Bimo : Has it got brakes?
Andy : Yes, there’re very good. The engine’s in the front, and there’s a big boot
in the back.
Bimo : It’s looks well made
Andy : Would you like to come for drive?
Bimo : OK. Drive carefully, won’t you. There’s a lot of traffic today.