Ahora que te has decido a viajar este verano al extranjero una de las primeras dudas que te asaltan es si vas a ser capaz de comunicarte y como lo vas a hacer. Todos sabemos que la barrera del idioma es una traba a la hora de mantener una conversación o el simple hecho de expresar una necesidad, un sentimiento… Para ello aquí te damos algunas expresiones que te pueden ayudar muchísimo.
| ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION | EXPRESSING YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES |
| Sorry, I´m not sure what you mean | I (really) like/love/enjoy ….. |
| I don´t understand | I’d prefer… |
| Can you say that again, please? | I don’t (really) like…. |
| The thing I like the best is …. | |
| I’m not very keen on… | |
| I much prefer… | |
| CORRECTING YOURSELF | EXPRESSING FEELINGS |
| What I mean is… | I don’t think he’s very happy / she’s going to buy anything |
| What I meant was… | I’m not sure whether enjoy it /people believe I think it’d be better if they chose…./ we |
| What I’m trying to say is… | didn’t go… |
| I think we should…. pay less / choose … | |
| It makes me angry/worried/smile/want to… | |
| I find it really interesting/awful | |
| It looks a bit strange/difficult | |
| She looks as if she’s enjoying it / she hasn’t slept | |
| AGREEING OR DISAGREEING | INVOLVING YOUR PARTNER |
| I agree You’re right! | What do you think? |
| That’s true | Do you think we should…? , |
| That sounds like a good idea | Why don’t we…? |
| That´s a good idea | Perhaps we should… |
| I’m not sure about that | Let’s decide about…. shall we? |
| I don´t agree | What shall we do first? |
| Yes, but… | |
| EXPRESSING FOR AND AGAINST | SPECULATING |
| The good/bad thing(s) is/are… | He might be on holiday/explaining something |
| One advantage /disadvantage is… | I think this would be good for him/might not help in the situation/ could cause problems |
| On the other hand… | What would happen if people didn’t do anything? |
| What if there were no opportunity to change? | |
| Perhaps/Maybe he’s studying for an exam |
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