Hello, there!<\/p>\n
Today we are going to read a small dialogue to introduce our topic today: how to express your opinion in Spanish.<\/p>\n
Me Parece Un Tipo Profesional<\/strong><\/p>\n Gabriel<\/strong>: \u00bfQu\u00e9 opinas del nuevo empleado de la oficina? [What do you think of the new office employee?]<\/em> So Gabriel asks:<\/p>\n \u00bfQu\u00e9 opinas del nuevo empleado de la oficina?<\/em><\/p>\n Opinar, as you may already know, means to have an opinion, so this is a common way of saying “What do you think about…?”<\/p>\n You can also say:<\/p>\n \u00bfQu\u00e9 piensas de…? – What do you think of\/about… [informal] To answer these questions you can use the following expressions:<\/p>\n Yo creo que… – I believe that… So now it’s time to take action! Imagine that someone is asking your opinion about the following topics:<\/p>\n – calentamiento global [global warming]<\/em> Try and use the questions and sentences above to express your opinion about them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello, there! Today we are going to read a small dialogue to introduce our topic today: how to express your opinion in Spanish. Me Parece Un Tipo Profesional Gabriel: \u00bfQu\u00e9 opinas del nuevo empleado de la oficina? [What do you think of the new office employee?] Andr\u00e9s: Me parece que le est\u00e1 yendo bien. Se…<\/p>\n
\nAndr\u00e9s<\/strong>: Me parece que le est\u00e1 yendo bien. Se me hace que es un tipo profesional. [I think he’s doing well. He looks like a professional guy.]<\/em>
\nGabriel<\/strong>: \u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo lleva en la compa\u00f1\u00eda? [How long has it been in the company?]<\/em>
\nAndr\u00e9s<\/strong>: Unas cinco semanas, creo. [Around five weeks, I guess.]<\/em>
\nGabriel<\/strong>: En serio? \u00a1Qu\u00e9 r\u00e1pido que pasa el tiempo! [Really? Time does fly by!]<\/em><\/p>\n
\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 piensa de…? – What do you think of\/about… [formal]
\n\u00bfT\u00fa qu\u00e9 crees? – What do you think? [informal]
\n\u00bfUsted qu\u00e9 cree? – What do you think? [formal]
\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 te parece? – What do you think? [informal]
\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 le parece? – What do you think? [formal]
\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 opinas de…? – What is your opinion about…? [informal]
\n\u00bfQu\u00e9 opina de…? – What is your opinion about…? [formal]<\/p>\n
\nYo pienso que… – I think that…
\nMe parece que est\u00e1 perfecto. – It looks perfect to me. \/ I think it’s perfect.
\nNo estoy muy seguro, quisiera pensarlo mejor. – I’m not entirely sure, I’d like to think it over.
\nEn mi opini\u00f3n… – In my opini\u00f3n…
\nOpino que… – I think that…
\nDesde mi punto de vista… – From my point of view…
\nSe me hace que… – I think that… \/ My impression is that…
\nPara m\u00ed… – To me…
\nSe me hace un tipo serio. – He looks like a serious guy.
\n\u00bfPuedo pensarlo un poco m\u00e1s antes de responder? – Can I think some more before answering?<\/p>\n
\n– la pol\u00edtica [politics]<\/em>
\n– la \u00faltima pel\u00edcula de Pedro Almod\u00f3var [Pedro Almod\u00f3var’s latest movie]<\/em><\/p>\n