Useful Phrases for

GIVING YOUR
OPINION
&
AGREEING
 Giving your Opinion
■ In my opinion / view … DEATH PENALTY

■ Generally speaking, I think HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE

■ To my mind … ABORTION

■ I’d just like to say that … DOWNLOADING FILMS

■ As far as I’m concerned … GLOBAL WARMING

■ I’m quite convinced that … (to express a very strong opinion)

SEXUAL OFFENDERS
■ To be quite honest / frank … MOBBING

■ If you ask me … DRUG DEALERS

 Agreeing with your Partner
■ (It’s) just as well (that) it is a good thing MENOS MAL
It's beginning to rain - it's just as well that we brought our umbrellas.

■ Amen to that said to show that you agree strongly with

something that someone has just said
"Thank goodness we didn't go." "Amen to that!"

said to show that you understand why someone

■ I / I'll bet has a particular opinion or feels a particular way
… Y CON RAZÓN… …PUES CLARO QUE SÍ…

"I'm so annoyed with her." "I'll bet."

"I was so relieved I didn't have to clean up after the party." "I bet you were."
 Agreeing with your Partner
■ Done! said to show that you accept someone's offer or that
you agree to something

"I'll give you twenty quid for all five of them." "Done!"

■ Go on something that you say in order to agree to do or allow

something that you did not want to do or to allow before
""Are you sure you don't want another slice of cake?"
"Oh go on then, but just a small one." VENGA VAMOS

■ Hear, hear! said to strongly agree with what someone else

has just said … ESO, ESO, BIEN DICHO…
 Agreeing with your Partner

■ might just as well If you might just as well do something,

there are no reasons not to do it
…LO MENOS QUE PODÍA HACER…
For the little extra it'll cost, we might just as well stay for another night.

■ okeydoke /"@Uki"d@Uk/, Informal way to say OK

okeydokey
/"@Uki"d@Uki/
■ Put it there!
something that you say when you want
someone to shake your hand to show
that you have just made an agreement
CHÓCALA, DE ACUERDO, TRATO HECHO
"So, do we have a deal?" "Sure, put it there."
 Agreeing with your Partner
used to say that you strongly agree with
■ You're telling me! what someone has just said
…ME LO VAS A DECIR A MÍ!
¿ME LO DICES O ME LO CUENTAS?
"Stephen's in such a bad mood today." "You're telling me!"

■ point taken used to say you accept what someone has said
DE ACUERDO, LO PILLO

■ that's about the used to show your agreement with

someone who has said something correct
size of it DE ESO SE TRATA, TÚ LO HAS DICHO, ASÍ ES

"So you mean you won't come to the party with me?"
"Yes, that's about the size of it."
 Agreeing with your Partner
■ You can say used to show that you completely agree with
what someone has said
that again! …Y QUE LO DIGAS

"Stephen's in such a bad mood today." "You're telling me!"

used to say that you agree with what has just

■ You said it! been said
Y QUE LO DIGAS, SÍ QUE SÍ
"How stupid of me to lend him that money!" "You said it!"

to do whatever you choose to do, often

■ please yourself used in a slightly rude way by someone who
does not agree with or care about what you
to do HAZ LO QUE TE DÉ LA GANA
"I can't stand this place - I'm going home." "Please yourself."