Debating politely
Deze les is nog niet in jouw taal beschikbaar — hij wordt in het Engels getoond.
Woordenschat
- debatedebate
- perspetivaperspective
- justofair
- convencidoconvinced
- compromissocompromise
- matizarto nuance / to qualify
- reconhecerto acknowledge
- objetarto object
- retorquirto retort
- admitirto admit
- respeitarto respect
- fundamentarto substantiate
Polite debating in Portuguese requires specific strategies for conceding points and counter-arguing gracefully.
Conceding a point:
- Compreendo o teu ponto de vista, mas... — I understand your point of view, but...
- Tens razão em parte, contudo... — You are partly right, however...
- Admito que..., no entanto... — I admit that..., nevertheless...
Disagreeing politely:
- Não estou totalmente de acordo... — I don't fully agree...
- Respeito a tua opinião, mas penso que... — I respect your opinion, but I think...
- Vejo as coisas de outra forma. — I see things differently.
Counter-arguing:
- Sim, mas temos de considerar que... — Yes, but we must consider that...
- Isso é verdade, porém... — That's true, however...
Key tip: In European Portuguese, using tu forms in debates shows familiarity. In more formal settings, switch to o senhor / a senhora or você.
Uitdrukkingen
- Compreendo, mas discordo.Acknowledging then disagreeing
- Tens razão em parte.Partially agreeing
- Respeito a tua opinião.Showing respect before countering
- Vejo as coisas de outra forma.Offering an alternative view
- Sim, mas temos de considerar...Redirecting the argument
- Admito que é complicado.Conceding a difficulty
Veelgemaakte fouten
Eu compreendo o teu vista.Eu compreendo o teu ponto de vista.The full expression is 'ponto de vista' (point of view), not just 'vista'.
Não estou de acordo nada.Não estou nada de acordo.'Nada' comes before 'de acordo' to intensify the negation.
Eu respeito a tua opinião, porém eu acho...Respeito a tua opinião, mas penso que...Avoid 'porém' after a concession — use 'mas' or 'contudo'.
Admito de que é difícil.Admito que é difícil.'Admitir' takes 'que' directly — no preposition before 'que'.
Tens a razão em parte.Tens razão em parte.'Ter razão' has no article — do not add 'a' before 'razão'.
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