Debate Phrases

Question 1

A mí, me parece que

Answer 1

For me, it seems that

Question 2

Que yo sepa

Answer 2

As far as i’m aware

Question 3

No estoy persuadido/a de que sea el caso

Answer 3

I’m not convinced that that’s the case

Question 4

No creo que sea así

Answer 4

I don’t think that’s true

Question 5

Es de presumir, sí, pero

Answer 5

Yes, presumably, but

Question 6

Pues, resulta que

Answer 6

Well, it turns out that

Question 7

Sí, es cierto que

Answer 7

Yes, it’s certain that

Question 8

Efectivamente, de hecho

Answer 8

Exactly, in fact

Question 9

No, todo lo contrario

Answer 9

No, quite the opposite

Question 10

A primera vista, sí, pero

Answer 10

At first sight, that’s true, but

Question 11

A largo plazo, es otra cosa

Answer 11

In the long run, it’s different

Question 12

Sí, pero tenemos que preguntarnos si

Answer 12

Yes, but we have to ask ourselves if

Question 13

Eso no puede ser, puesto que

Answer 13

That can’t be the case, since

Question 14

O sea

Answer 14

In other words

Question 15

Lo que pasa es que

Answer 15

The thing is that

Question 16

Lo que ocurre es que

Answer 16

What happens is that

Question 17

Lo que sucede es que

Answer 17

What happens is that

Question 18

Como ya se sabe

Answer 18

As we already know

Question 19

La verdad es que

Answer 19

The truth of the matter is that

Question 20

Por lo tanto

Answer 20

Therefore

Question 21

No solo eso, sino también

Answer 21

Not just that but also

Question 22

Sí, claro, y eso explica por qué

Answer 22

Yes, of course, and that explains why

Question 23

A lo mejor sí pero

Answer 23

Yes, probably, but

Question 24

Es decir

Answer 24

That is to say

Question 25

A pesar de eso

Answer 25

In spite of that

Question 26

No se me occurió, pero sí

Answer 26

I didn’t think of that, but yes

Question 27

Pues, por mi parte

Answer 27

Well, as far as i’m concerned

Question 28

Bueno, yo diría que

Answer 28

Well, I would say that

Question 29

Lo que sí es cierto que

Answer 29

What can be said is that

Question 30

Hay quienes afirman que

Answer 30

Some would say that

Question 31

La verdad es que me resulta curioso que

Answer 31

Actually, it seems strange to me that

Question 32

Sí, pero ¿no sería mejor que + subj?

Answer 32

Yes, but wouldn’t it be better if

Question 33

Me preocupa bastante que

Answer 33

I’m quite worried that

Question 34

Ya he constado que

Answer 34

I’ve already made the point that

Question 35

La razón principal, claro, es eso

Answer 35

The main reason, of course, is that

Question 36

Bueno, por cualquier razón, pero

Answer 36

Well, for whatever reason, but

Question 37

Y se trata también de saber cómo

Answer 37

And it’s also a question of knowing how

Question 38

Y de ahí que

Answer 38

And that’s the reason why

Question 39

¡Ni hablar!

Answer 39

No way!

Question 40

De acuerdo pero hay que añadir que

Answer 40

Okay but you have to add that

Question 41

Desde luego que sí; coincido con usted en que

Answer 41

Of course, I agree with you in that

Question 42

Lo dudo mucho porque

Answer 42

I doubt that very much because

Question 43

Pues no lo creo

Answer 43

Well i don’t believe that

Question 44

Me parece que usted está equivocado/a

Answer 44

It seems to me that you are wrong

Question 45

Pues no descarto la idea

Answer 45

Well, i’m not dismissing the idea

Question 46

Creo que usted me ha entendido mal

Answer 46

I think that you have misunderstood me

Question 47

A lo mejor no me he explicado bien

Answer 47

Maybe i haven’t explained well

Question 48

Vale pero no es eso lo que quería decir

Answer 48

Okay but that isn’t what I wanted to say

Question 49

¡Exacto, ese es precisamente mi argumento!

Answer 49

Exactly, that is precisely my argument!

Question 50

A mí no me lo parece

Answer 50

I don’t agree with you

Question 51

Yo no comparto la misma opinión

Answer 51

I don’t share the same opinion