Ch 24 · Lesson 20Spanish · Chapter 24 · Lesson 20 · Phrase session
Agreeing and disagreeing
From full agreement to a flat no, with the polite middle ground in between.
Why these go together
Conversation in Spanish, in Spain especially, is often louder and more overlapping than English learners expect, and disagreeing is not rude in itself. What keeps it friendly is having the soft options ready: , and do the work English does with "I'm not sure that's quite right".
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I agree with you.
Literally: I am in agreement with you
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I do not agree at all.
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I do not see it that way.
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It depends.
¡ !
No way! Not at all!
Literally: what goes
, .
Maybe, but I am not sure.
Literally: it can be, but I am not sure
Matching
0/6Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/6Put the missing word back.
Estoy de contigo. (I agree with you.)
No estoy de acuerdo. (I do not agree at all.)
Yo no lo asĂ. (I do not see it that way.)
. (It depends.)
¡Qué ! (No way! Not at all!)
Puede ser, pero no estoy . (Maybe, but I am not sure.)
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