Contoh Expressing Agreement and Disagreement - Expressing agreement and disagreement

adalah cara kita meminta persetujuan dan pertidaksetujuan atau lebih tepatnya cara
mengekspresikannya dalam bahasa inggris. Untuk tahu mengenai contoh expressing agreement
and disagreement mari kita bahas bersama-sama disini.

A. Pengertian Expressing agreement and disagreement

Seperti telah disampaikan sebelumnya, expressing agreement and disagreement adalah cara kita
meminta persetujuan dan pertidaksetujuan atau lebih tepatnya cara mengekspresikannya dalam
bahasa inggris. Lebih jelasnya silahkan lihat kutipan berikut.

The way people agree or disagree in an argument or discussion varies in different languages. A
lot here depends on the national cultural and traditional background of the speaker. The English
are not as straightforward in expressing their opinion as Russians are, for example. The word
which describes the English way of speaking and behaving in the best way is probably the word
“reserved”. If you look it up in the dictionary, you’ll find a sentence that says it all: “An
Englishman is very reserved, quiet, always discreet” (COLLINS COBUILD ENGLISH
LANGUAGE DICTIONARY).

George Mikes in “How to be an Alien” wrote in a humorous way about these typical features of
the English, which are reflected in the use of the language: “The English have no soul, they have
understatement instead”. Understatement in proposing, according to George Mikes, “takes the
form of “I say… would you". If it is an indecent proposal it is "I say… what about…".

In agreement and disagreement one should remember about understatement as an important

underlying principle of wording what you think.

Agreement and disagreement are types of affirmation and denial in which the expression of
JUDGEMENT or OPINION rather than the assertion of FACT is involved. It is all the more
necessary not to offend standards of politeness when the other person’s judgement is in question.
baca kutipan selengkapnya.

Cara orang setuju atau tidak setuju dalam sebuah argumen, percakapan atau diskusi bervariasi
dalam berbagai bahasa. Hal ini tergantung pada latar belakang budaya dan tradisi nasional
pembicara. Orang Inggris tidak mudah mengungkapkan pendapat mereka sebagai Rusia,
misalnya.

B. Contoh Expressing Agreement and Disagreement

Ada banyak kalimat yang dapat kita gunakan untuk menyatakan setuju atau tidak setuju, berikut
contoh kalimat agreement dan disagreement.

A. AGREEMENT (kesetujuan)

 I agree (saya setuju)

 I am with you (saya sependapat dengan anda)
  I think so (saya kira begitu)
 It certainly is (saya kira juga)
 That is what I was thinking (itulah yang saya pikirkan/pkirannya saya juga begitu)
 I am of the same opinion (pendapat saya sama)

B. DISAGREEMENT (ketidak setujuan)

 I disagree (saya tidak setuju)

 I am not with you (saya tidak sependapat)
 I can agree with (saya tidak dapat menyetujui pendapat anda)
 I can’t be along with you (saya tidak sepaham)
 I wouldn’t say that (saya tidak bias mengatakan begitu)
 I don’t think so (saya kira bukan begitu)

C. Contoh dialogue Expressing Agreement and Disagreement

Simak percakapan singkat meminta persetujuan dan menyatakan setuju dan tidak setuju dalam
bahasa Inggris (asking and giving agreement/disagreement) berikut ini

Strong agreement
“I couldn’t agree with you more.”
“You’re absolutely right.”
“I agree entirely.”
“I totally agree.”

Partly agreeing
“I agree with you up to a point, but…”
“That’s quite true, but…”
“I agree with you in principle, but…”

Disagreeing
“I’m not sure I agree with you.”
“(I’m afraid) I don’t agree.”
“(I’m afraid) I disagree.”
“(I’m afraid) I can’t agree with you.”
“(I’m afraid) I don’t share your opinion.”

Perlu diingat bahwa saat kita tidak setuju pada seseorang dalam bahasa Inggris kita dapat
menyatakan dengan kalimat yang lebih sopan seperti dengan kalimat seperti “I’m afraid…”

Disagreeing strongly
“I don’t agree at all.”
“I totally disagree.”
“I couldn’t agree with you less.”

Contoh Lain Expressing Agreement and Disagreement

Agreement (and continuing the dialogue)

1. The point you made about “…..” is excellent. I’d like to add that…
2. I agree with your comment “…”. What do you think about…?
3. I’m with you on that point. What I still wonder about is….
4. I think what you’re saying about…. is so right. What would happen though if…?
5. Yes, and in fact….
6. Yes, and what is more…
7. Absolutely. Actually, I would go further, and say…

Partial Agreement

1. I agree with……, but what about …….?

2. That’s a good point, but in my opinion….
3. That could apply in some situations, but what about when….?
4. I understand your point about…, but I don’t understand…..
5. It’s certainly true that…, but on the other hand….
6. I can see that…., but I think it’s also important to consider….
7. That makes sense, but could it also be true that….
8. I’d agree with you if…., but not if…
9. I see what you mean with…, but I also think we need to consider….

Constructive Disagreement

1. I can appreciate your point about…, but I would disagree because….

2. That’s interesting, however, from my point of view….
3. That may be the case, but in my experience…..
4. I’m afraid I can’t agree with… because …..
5. I disagree. What about the situations where…?
6. I don’t think that’s the case because ….
7. I’m not so sure about that because…
8. I don’t think your point about…necessarily follows because…
9. I don’t really see it that way because….

• I agree = saya setuju

• I agree with you = saya setuju dengan Anda
• I couldn’t agree with you more = saya sangat setuju dengan Anda
• That’s so sure = Benar sekali
• Abesolutely! = Benar sekali!
• You’re absolutely right! = Anda benar sekali!
• That’s exactly what I think = Hal itu tepat seperti yang saya pikirkan
• Exactly! = Tepat sekali!
• I’m afraid I agree with him = Saya rasa saya setuju dengan dia
• I have to side with you on this one = Saya harus berpihak pada Anda untuk yang satu ini
• No doubt about it = Tidak ada keraguan mengenai hal itu
• Tell me about it! (Bahasa Slang, bermakna setuju)
• I guess so, I suppose so = Saya kira begitu (Setuju tapi tidak terlalu yakin)
• I was going to say that = Saya tadi ingin bilang begitu
• I am with you = Saya sependapat dengan Anda

Ungkapan tidak setuju

• I don’t think so = Saya rasa tidak…

• No way! = Tidak setuju! (Ungkapan tidak setuju yang kuat)
• I’m afraid I disagree with that = Saya rasa saya tidak setuju dengan hal itu
• I totally disagree = Saya sangat tidak setuju
• I beg to differ = Saya ingin berpendapat berbeda
• I’d say the exact opposite = Saya ingin berpendapat sebaliknya (Ungkapan tidak setuju yang
kuat)
• That’s not always true = Itu tak selalu benar
• Not necessarily = Itu tidak penting
• That’s not always the case = itu bukan selalu masalahnya
• No, I’m not sure about that = Tidak, saya tidak yakin dengan hal itu