Agreeing and disagreeing

Practise agreeing, partly agreeing and disagreeing politely: Da hast du recht, Da stimme ich Ihnen zu, Das sehe ich anders, Ich verstehe deinen Punkt, aber…. Disagreeing politely is important in the B1 speaking exam.

A friend says: „Ich finde, wir sollten mehr mit dem Fahrrad fahren.“ You agree completely. What do you say?

völlig = completely.

You don’t agree with your friend, but you want to stay polite. What do you say?

ein bisschen makes it softer.

You agree with only part of what your friend says. What do you say?

teilweise = partly.

A colleague you say Sie to suggests moving the meeting to Monday. You agree. What do you say?

jemandem zustimmen = to agree with someone. Use the right form of address.

You strongly disagree in a discussion, but you want to stay polite. What do you say?

anderer Meinung sein = to have a different opinion.

Your partner says: „Da ist was dran.“ What does that mean?

dran = daran.

A friend says: „Fernsehen ist total langweilig.“ You disagree and give a reason. What do you say?

Disagree and say why.

Someone says: „Ich bin dafür, dass die Stadt mehr Radwege baut.“ You are for it too. What do you say?

dafür = for it; dagegen = against it.

A friend says: „Ich mag keine Horrorfilme.“ You don’t like them either. What do you say?

You agree with a negative sentence.

Before you disagree, you want to show that you understand your partner’s point. What do you say?

Show understanding first, then use aber.

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