{"id":9639,"date":"2015-07-13T21:36:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T19:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=9639"},"modified":"2015-07-13T21:36:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T19:36:14","slug":"express-your-opinion-in-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/express-your-opinion-in-italian\/","title":{"rendered":"Express Your Opinion In Italian!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, in my blog In Che Condizioni E\u2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0I wrote about the importance of developing a vocabulary of descriptive adjectives in Italian. Believe me, I know the frustration of wanting to say something intelligent on a topic and ending up sounding like a complete troglodyte due to\u00a0having a\u00a0limited vocabulary. Everything you want to express an opinion on\u00a0is reduced to being simply\u00a0bello<\/strong>, buono<\/strong>, brutto<\/strong>, or cattivo<\/strong> \u2026 sound familiar?<\/p>\n

Of course, even when you have begun to build up a small arsenal of expressive words you still need that absolutely essential ingredient: self confidence!<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s get assertive \u2026 let\u2019s give our statements\u00a0the opening that they deserve in the hope of at least sounding like we know what we\u2019re going to say.<\/p>\n

In My Opinion \u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

There are various ways of preparing everyone for your words of wisdom, let\u2019s take a look:<\/p>\n

secondo me<\/strong> = in my opinion (literally: according to me), example:<\/em> secondo me oggi sar\u00e0 molto caldo<\/strong> (in my opinion it\u2019ll be very hot today)
\na mio avviso<\/strong> = in my opinion, example:<\/em> a mio avviso\u00a0hai sbagliato<\/strong> (in my opinion you\u2019ve made a mistake)
\na mio parere<\/strong> = in my opinion, example:<\/em> a mio parere dovevano piantare qualche albero per creare un po\u2019 d\u2019ombra<\/strong> (in my opinion they should have planted some trees to create a bit of shade)
\na mio giudizio<\/strong> = in\u00a0 my opinion, example:<\/em> a mio giudizio bisogna\u00a0 mettere a posto quella casa diroccata al pi\u00f9 presto<\/strong>\u00a0(in my opinion that crumbling house needs sorting out as soon as possible)<\/p>\n

Of the above, secondo me<\/strong> is probably the most commonly used in colloquial speech, so if you want to practice using just one of these \u2026 secondo me \u00e8 meglio imparare\u00a0l\u2019espressione \u2018secondo me\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0(in my opinion it\u2019s best to learn the expression\u00a0\u2018secondo me\u2019<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

\"When<\/a>

When I’m big I’ll make shade for your children … think about it.
<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

I Believe \u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Now here\u2019s where things start to get slightly more complicated because we\u2019re moving into the dreaded territory of the congiuntivo<\/strong> (subjunctive). In the examples below I\u2019ve highlighted the congiuntivo<\/strong>\u00a0in purple<\/span>:<\/p>\n

credo che<\/strong> = I believe that, example:<\/em> credo che sia<\/span> meglio partire presto<\/strong> (I believe that it’s better to leave early)
\npenso che<\/strong> = I think that, example:<\/em> penso che abbiano<\/span> fatto un buon lavoro<\/strong> (I think that they\u2019ve done a good job)
\nritengo che<\/strong> = I retain that (n.b. more formal than credo che<\/strong> and penso che<\/strong>)<\/em><\/span>, example:<\/em> ritengo che i politici pensino<\/span> solo ai propri interessi<\/strong> (I retain that politicians only think about their own interests)<\/p>\n

\"20130227-gatto\"<\/a>

Politicians ….<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

N.B. verbs that express an opinion, such as credo<\/strong>, penso<\/strong>, and ritengo<\/strong> are followed by che<\/strong> plus the subjunctive. However, if the action takes place in the future you can optionally use the simple future instead of the subjunctive, example:<\/em> credo che sar\u00e0 meglio partire presto<\/strong> (I believe that it will be better to leave early)<\/p>\n

to say what you don\u2019t believe\/think etc. just add a non<\/strong> at the beginning:<\/p>\n

non credo che<\/strong> = I don’t believe that \u2026
\nnon penso che<\/strong> = I\u00a0don’t think that \u2026
\nnon ritengo che<\/strong> = I\u00a0don’t retain that \u2026<\/p>\n

(don\u2019t you just love it when things are that simple?)<\/em><\/p>\n

Alla Prossima …<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last week, in my blog In Che Condizioni E\u2019\u00a0I wrote about the importance of developing a vocabulary of descriptive adjectives in Italian. Believe me, I know the frustration of wanting to say something intelligent on a topic and ending up sounding like a complete troglodyte due to\u00a0having a\u00a0limited vocabulary. Everything you want to express an…<\/p>\n

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