Agreement and Disagreement

A. Introduction
Expression of agree means an expression or expression that states agree with other
people's opinions. Expressing agree means expressing agreement.
Expression of disagree means an expression or expression that disagrees with other
people's opinions. Expressing disagree means expressing disapproval.
B.The expressions of agreement
• I agree (saya setuju)
• I agree with you (saya setuju dengan Anda)
• That’s true (ya benar)
• I couldn’t agree with you more (saya sangat setuju dengan Anda)
• That’s so sure (Benar sekali)
• Abesolutely! ( Benar sekali!)
• You’re absolutely right! (Anda benar sekali!)
• That’s exactly what I think (Hal itu tepat seperti yang saya pikirkan)
• Exactly! (Tepat sekali!)
• I’m afraid I agree with him (Saya rasa saya setuju dengan dia)
• I have to side with you on this one (Saya harus berpihak pada Anda untuk yang satu ini)
• No doubt about it (Tidak ada keraguan mengenai hal itu)
• Tell me about it! (Bahasa Slang, bermakna setuju)
• I guess so, I suppose so (Saya kira begitu (Setuju tapi tidak terlalu yakin)
• I was going to say that (Saya tadi ingin bilang begitu)
• I am with you (Saya sependapat dengan Anda)

Ungkapan yang sering digunakan :

 I agree…
 I agree with you.
 You are right.
 I couldn’t agree with you more.
 That’s the point.
 I will say that.
 I feel the same way about…
 
B. The expressions of disagreement
• I don’t think so (Saya rasa tidak…)
• No way! (Tidak setuju!) (Ungkapan tidak setuju yang kuat)
• I’m afraid I disagree with that (Saya rasa saya tidak setuju dengan hal itu)
• I totally disagree (Saya sangat tidak setuju)
• I beg to differ (Saya ingin berpendapat berbeda)
• I’d say the exact opposite (Saya ingin berpendapat sebaliknya)
• That’s not always true (Itu tak selalu benar)
• Not necessarily (Itu tidak penting)
• That’s not always the case (itu bukan selalu masalahnya)
• No, I’m not sure about that (Tidak, saya tidak yakin dengan hal itu)

Ungkapan yang sering digunakan

 I don’t agree…
 I don’t agree with you.
 I don’t think so.
 That’s not what I think.
 I couldn’t agree with you less.
 I’m not sure.
 Probably not.

Dialogue
Dina : What will be the theme of our wall magazine ?
Reno : What about “going green” ? I think it’s an interesting theme.
Dina : It is interesting, but I believe manay teams will use this theme.
Reno : You are right. It is a very popular theme.
Dina : What about “water” ?
Reno : What do you mean ?
Dina : Our wall magazine will be about water. Let’s start with the process of water
formation, then move on to disasters caused by water.
Reno : We will also talk about the importance of water in our lives.
Dina : Well, I agree with the theme. It’s unique.
Reno : What if we meet every Sunday to make our wall magazine ?. Nobody is busy on
Sundays
Dina : Well, that’s not entirely true. I have a cooking class on Sunday morning, and a
dancing class in the afternoon. So I’m always busy on Sundays
Reno : Oh, sorry. So, what’s your suggestion about the day ?
Dina : What about Saturday ?
Reno : Sounds great