Agreeing and disagreeing phrases Flashcards by Albert Rendón

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That’s fine.

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Agreeing

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You’re quite right. I hadn’t thought about that.

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That’s a good point.

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Okay, I’m happy with that for now.

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Yes, I’d go along with that.

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Yes, definitely.

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The main points that have been made are …

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It’s been a pleasure doing business with you.

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I think the members of the group are basically in agreement on the following points …

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We look forward to getting to know you better

both socially and professionally.

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I think we’ve reached an agreement on this issue.

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We are looking forward to exploring
opportunities for a profitable business
relationship with you.

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I think we have met halfway on this.

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Let me try to pull the main threads of this

argument together.

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Summing up/concluding/closing

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As I understand it, your offer is …

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Clarifying

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If I understand you correctly, …

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Please correct me if I’m wrong, but if I understand you correctly, you are proposing …

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As I understand it, you’re saying that …

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So what you’re saying is … Am I right?

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Provided that you …, we see no objection to …

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Tying concessions to conditions

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Provided that you …, I think we could consider …

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Tying concessions to conditions

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I am willing to … (if) …

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Tying concessions to conditions

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We would be prepared to … (if) …

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Tying concessions to conditions

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If you agreed to …, we could reciprocate with/by

…

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Tying concessions to conditions

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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

Let's get down to business.

Opening statements/beginning the negotiation

Let's begin the discussion with ...

Opening statements/beginning the negotiation

If you ask me ...

Expressing an opinion

I think ...

Expressing an opinion

My opinion, for what it's worth ...

Expressing an opinion

Why not ...

Expressing an opinion

In my opinion, ...

Expressing an opinion

My main concern at this stage is ...

Emphasizing a main point

The main thing for me is ...

Emphasizing a main point

The main point I'd like to emphasize is ...

Emphasizing a main point

I would like to emphasize that ...

Emphasizing a main point

One point I'd like to emphasize is that ...

Emphasizing a main point

That/This is an important point.

Emphasizing a main point

We need to keep in mind that ...

Emphasizing a main point

Let me repeat that ...

Emphasizing a main point

We'd like to make a proposal that will hopefully | benefit both sides.

Suggesting or accepting an offer/compromise

Would you consider ...?

Suggesting or accepting an offer/compromise

Why don't you ...

Suggesting or accepting an offer/compromise

What about if we ...?

Suggesting or accepting an offer/compromise

I think we can accept that ...

Suggesting or accepting an offer/compromise

How do you think we should deal with ...?

Asking for a suggestion

What do you think is the best way forward?

Asking for a suggestion

What do you propose?

Asking for a suggestion

What are your usual charges/fees/rates for ...?

Asking for information

Can/could you give me some more information | about ...?

Asking for information

Can you give more specific details about ...?

Asking for information

What can you tell me about ...?

Asking for information

I'm afraid that's out of the question.

Rejecting an offer/compromise

I afraid we can not accept that.

Rejecting an offer/compromise

I'm afraid that we can not accept your offer | because/since/while ...

Rejecting an offer/compromise

I'm afraid that those conditions are unacceptable | because ...

Rejecting an offer/compromise

Your proposal as it stands is not acceptable.

Rejecting an offer/compromise

Do you think you could ...?

Requests

Would you be able to ...?

Requests

Could you ...?

Requests

Would you be will to ...?

Requests

I understand what you're saying, but ...

Being firm

I can see what you're saying, but ...

Being firm

By and large, I accept your views, but ...

Being firm

I'm afraid that's out of the question.

Being firm

Would you be prepared to ... (if) ...

Being flexible

I'm will to ... (if) ...

Being flexible

If you agreed to ... we could reciprocate with ...

Being flexible

Provided that you ..., we see no objection to ...

Being flexible

We would be willing to consider that.

Being flexible

We would be ready to make a concession on ...

Being flexible

We have no objection to ...

Being flexible