Asking for and Giving Opinion and Responses

Contoh dialog:

Dudung    : Have you heard about the football competition next week?

Dilan        : Yes. What do you think of our school preparation?

Dudung    : I think that our school will win the match.

Dilan        : I don't think so. I am afraid that our school team is lack of preparation.

Dudung    : Will see.

Dudung    : Udah dengar tentang pertandingan bola minggu depan belum?

Dilan        : Ya udah. Apa pendapatmu tentang persiapan sekolah kita?

Dudung    : Menurutku sih sekolah kita akan memenangkan pertandingan tersebut.

Dilan        : Saya rasa ngga deh. Saya khawatir tim sekolah kita kurang persiapan.

Dudung    : Lihat nanti aja lah.

Dari dialog diatas, terdapat tiga expression yang akan kita pelajari, yaitu asking for opinion (meminta pendapat), giving opinion (memberikan pendapat), dan responding to an opinion (menanggapi suatu pendapat). Berikut beberapa contoh lain dari expressions tersebut.

Asking for Opinion

• What do you think of ....? (Apa pendapatmu tentang ...?)
  
• What's your opinion about ....? (Apa pendapatmu tentang ....?)
  
• How do you feel about....? (Bagaimana menurutmu tentang ...?)
  

Giving Opinion

• I think ..... (Saya rasa .....)
  
• From my point of view, .... (Dari sudut pandang saya, ...)
  
• In my opinion, .... (Menurut saya, ....)
  
• I feel that .... (Saya rasa ....)
  
• I'm sure that.... (Saya yakin bahwa ....)
  

Responding to Opinion

• I see what you mean (Saya paham apa yang kamu maksud)
  
• You've got the point there (Saya paham maksudmu)
• I think so (Saya berpikiran seperti itu juga)
  
• I don't think so (Saya rasa ngga gitu deh)
  
• I am afraid that ... (Saya khawatir bahwa ....)