Engels Expressions Chapter 3

Begrip tonen Yes, I see. All right, I see where you re getting at. I understand what you mean. Beschrijven van een voorwerp It s a sort of ... It has the shape of a ... It s what you ... to ... It s made of ... It has ... Eens of oneens zijn met iemand Ik ben het er helemaal mee eens. Precies. Daar zit wat in. Tot op zekere hoogte. Dat hangt ervan af. Dat zou ik niet zeggen. Zeker weten van niet. Ik ben het er helemaal niet mee eens. Enthousiasme uitdrukken That s great! It is great ... It was exciting ... I was excited ... Iets algemeens aangeven In general, ... Generally speaking, ... On the whole, ... As a rule, ... Inlichtingen vragen (mondeling:) Excuse me. Do you happen to know ...? Sorry to trouble you, but ...? (schriftelijk:) I wonder if you could ... I would be grateful if ... Mening vragen What is your opinion about/of this? What do you think of this?

I fully agree. Exactly. I suppose so. / I guess you re right. Up to a point. That depends. I wouldn t say that. Absolutely not. I completely disagree.

Ongeduld uitdrukken I m getting fed up with ... I m losing patience with ... Standpunt verwoorden en beargumenteren The point is ... The real problem is ... First of all, ... . Secondly, ... . Finnaly, ... In the first place, ... Besides that, ... And finally, .. Teleurstelling uitdrukken I m disappointed ... It s a pitty ... It s too bad ... Tevredenheid uitdrukken I m pleased with ... I m satisfied with ... I like ... Twijfels uitdrukken I have my doubts if ... I have my doubts about ... I wonder if ... Van onderwerp veranderen That reminds me, ... By the way, ... Speaking of which, ... Verduidelijking vragen Would you mind repeating that, please? Sorry, I don t follow you. What was that again? Verontschuldigen I am sorry ... I apologise for ... Verontwaardiging uitdrukken It is ridiculous ... I can t believe ... I was shocked to read ...

... her contant complaints.

... you can t just force this rule on people.

... you can t visit me during the holidays.

... the deal I ve made with my dad.

... the legalization of drugs is such a good idea. ... the legalization of drugs. ... the legalization of drugs is such a good idea.

... that I haven t told you before. ... not having told you before.

... that he let her pay for everything.