Ch 7 · Lesson 19Esperanto · Chapter 7 · Lesson 19 · Phrase session
What do you think?
Agreeing, disagreeing and hedging: the moves of every conversation worth having.
Why these go together
Esperantists argue about everything, cheerfully and at length, and a learner who can only nod misses the best part. These six let you join in. Note : in Esperanto being right is a verb, so you say 'you are-right' in one word, and its opposite is i.
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What do you think?
Literally: what do you opine?
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I think you are right.
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I completely agree.
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I am not sure.
Literally: I am-not-certain
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In my view, that is a good idea.
Literally: according to me, that is a good idea
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Why not?
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
Kion vi ? (What do you think?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Mi pensas, ke vi . (I think you are right.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Mi tute . (I completely agree.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Mi ne . (I am not sure.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
mi, tio estas bona ideo. (In my view, that is a good idea.)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
ne? (Why not?)
Accents optional - cx, gx, ux work for ĉ, ĝ, ŭ
Lesson 19 of 26 in this chapter