Handy Conversation Words and Phrases Absolutely! ¡Por supuesto! No, I can’t agree with that No, no estoy de acuerdo eso By the way Por cierto Of course Por supuesto I believe that Yo creo que That’s a fair point Eso es un punto justo I can’t believe that No puedo creer eso True Cierto I don’t believe it Yo ¡no lo creo! True, but Cierto, pero … I think Creo que Well, Bueno, I think that Creo que What!? ¿Qué? I’m sorry, but Lo siento, pero Yes, Sí, If I were you Si yo fuera tú Yes, agreed Sí, estoy de acuerdo In my opinion En mi opinión Yes, but Sí, pero No! Really? ¡No! ¿En serio? You may be right Puede que tengas razón No, No, You say that, but Dices eso, pero Here’s a conversation between two friends in a pub: A Have you heard the news? They’re putting fuel prices up again! B No! Really? A Yes, the government’s putting another 2p tax on a litre of petrol B I don’t believe it! In my opinion, no one will be able to afford to drive soon A You say that, but maybe it would be good if people drove less B That’s a fair point, but from past experience whenever prices go up nobody drives any less A True, but it costs me £60 to fill my tank now! So, I certainly won’t be driving so much B No, I can’t agree with that I think that you’ll be driving just as much after the rise A I won’t! I’ve decided I’m going to walk to work B What!? You’re walking to work!? A Yes, of course! It will save money and help get me fit B Yes, agreed We all need to lose a few kilos By the way, it’s your round Mine’s a pint!