Dalam sebuah percakapan kamu seringkali dituntut untuk menunjukkan sikap terhadap suatu masalsah, pendapat, atau situasi. Nah, sikap yang dimaksud disini ialah pernyataan setuju atau tidak setuju atau dalam bahasa inggris kita menyebutnya ungkapan agreeing dan disagreeing.
Agar kamu dapat memberi ungkapan persetujuan dan
ketidaksetujuan dengan benar, silahkan pelajari dan pahami ungkapan-ungkapan
berikut.
Pertama, kamu harus memahami pertanyaan seperti apa yang
akan kamu terima ketika seseorang menanyakan pendapatmu yang setuju atau tidak
setuju dalam bahasa inggris. Ada beberapa pertanyaan atau model pertanyaan yang
biasanya orang ajukan dalam bahasa inggris mengenai setuju atau tidak setuju
ini, misalnya :
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Would you agree (that)……?
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Wouldn’t you say (that)……?
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Do you think (that)……?
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What if/about…..?
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Do you agree with….?
Kemudian, kamu bisa menggunakan jawaban agreeing dan
disagreeing berikut untuk menjawab pertanyaan tersebut.
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Expressing
Agreement |
Expressing
Disagreement |
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I agree with you |
I disagree |
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You’re right |
I don’t agree |
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That’s right |
I can’t agree |
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That’s true |
I don’t think so |
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I know |
I don’t think that’s very fair |
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Yes |
I am not sure (about that) |
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It’s true |
I’m not sure (if) I agree (with you about that) |
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Absolutely! |
I wouldn’t say that |
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Definitely! |
I wouldn’t go as far as that |
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No doubt about it |
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that |
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That’s exactly/just what I was thinking |
I wish I could agree (with you), but…. |
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I couldn’t agree with you more |
I hate to disagree (with you), but…. |
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I feel the same way |
I don’t mean to disagree (with you about that), but…. |
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That’s exactly what I think |
I don’t want to argue (with you about that), but…. |
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My feeling exactly |
I don’t want to start/get into an argument (with you about it), but… |
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You can say that again |
I don’t believe it! |
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You took the words (right) out of my mouth |
Are you pulling my leg? |
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I suppose you are right |
That’s news to me! |
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I suppose that’s right |
No, definitely not! |
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That may/might be true |
You’re joking! |
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You may/might be right |
You must be joking! |
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You have a point (there) |
Come on! |
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I see your point |
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I’m afraid you are right |
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I’m afraid I have to agree |
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I hate to admit/say it, but it’s true |
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I hate to admit/say it, but you are right |
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