Agreeing and disagreeing phrases Flashcards
That’s fine.
Agreeing
You’re quite right. I hadn’t thought about that.
Agreeing
That’s a good point.
Agreeing
Okay, I’m happy with that for now.
Agreeing
Yes, I’d go along with that.
Agreeing
Yes, definitely.
Agreeing
The main points that have been made are …
Summing up/concluding/closing
It’s been a pleasure doing business with you.
Summing up/concluding/closing
I think the members of the group are basically in agreement on the following points …
Summing up/concluding/closing
We look forward to getting to know you better
both socially and professionally.
Summing up/concluding/closing
I think we’ve reached an agreement on this issue.
Summing up/concluding/closing
We are looking forward to exploring
opportunities for a profitable business
relationship with you.
Summing up/concluding/closing
I think we have met halfway on this.
Summing up/concluding/closing
Let me try to pull the main threads of this
argument together.
Summing up/concluding/closing
As I understand it, your offer is …
Clarifying
If I understand you correctly, …
Clarifying
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but if I understand you correctly, you are proposing …
Clarifying
As I understand it, you’re saying that …
Clarifying
So what you’re saying is … Am I right?
Clarifying
Provided that you …, we see no objection to …
Tying concessions to conditions
Provided that you …, I think we could consider …
Tying concessions to conditions
I am willing to … (if) …
Tying concessions to conditions
We would be prepared to … (if) …
Tying concessions to conditions
If you agreed to …, we could reciprocate with/by
…
Tying concessions to conditions
On the condition that you …, we could be persuaded to consider …
Tying concessions to conditions
I’ll be in touch again soon with more details.
Next steps
Let’s talk next week and see how things are going.
Next steps
We would like to welcome you …
Opening statements/beginning the negotiation
Today we are going to talk about …
Opening statements/beginning the negotiation
We are glad that you could come and hope you
will enjoy your stay here.
Opening statements/beginning the negotiation