Warning‫تحذير‬ Advice‫نصيحة‬

- Always be careful. - I advise you to ..........

- Never take risks. It’s too dangerous - If you want my advice, you should........
- I’m warning you. - If I were you ,I would ..................
- Watch out ! Look out ! - The best thing for you to do is to ......
- Don’t...... / Never ........ - Try ..................ing

Suggestion‫اقتراح‬ Blame‫اللوم‬
- I suggest you ................. - I blame you for ...........ing
- How about / what about .......ing ? - It’s all your fault.
- Let’s ............. . - How could you ?
- Why don’t you .......? - You’ve only got yourself to blame.
- It’d be a good idea to ........ - You are to blame for that .

Guessing ‫التخمين‬ Apology ‫اعتذار‬

- Perhaps it’s a ......... - I’m sorry .
- Maybe it is a ............. - I apologize for ...ing
- It could be .............. - How can I make it up to you ?
- I guess .................... - Please forgive me .
- I think ............ - I’m afraid I can’t. Sorry.

Recommendation‫توصية‬ Release from blame

‫المسامحة‬
- I recommend ( something ) - It wasn’t your fault ./It doesn’t matter.
- I recommend that you should....... - Forget it. It’s not that important.
- My recommendation is ........... - Never mind./ It’s OK. / It’s all right.
- Think nothing of it./ Don’t worry.
Concession‫القتناع‬ Agreement ‫الموافقة‬
- I can’t argue with that. - I agree with you .
- If you say so. - You are right.
- There’s no answer to that. - I’ll go along with that.
- I give up. - I couldn’t agree more .
- You’ve got a point . - I accept that.
- I take your point. - OK / Yes / You’ve got a point .
Deduction‫الستنتاج‬ Partial Agreement
‫موافقة جزئية‬
- So ...... - You could be right .
- Therefore..... - That may be so , but .......
- It follows that ........ - I take your point , but ........
- This means that ........ - I’m not so sure about that .
- It must be ........... - Haven’t you forgotten something ?
- If ........, then ........ - On the whole, yes.

Preference‫التفضيل‬ Disagreement‫عدم‬
‫الموافقة‬
- I prefer ........... to ............... - I disagree with you .
- I like ............. more than .............. - I can’t agree. I can’t accept that.
- I’d rather ..............than......... - Nonsense. / Rubbish . / Impossible .

Approval ‫الستحسان‬ Disapproval ‫عدم‬

‫الستحسان‬
- Excellent! Beautiful ! Fantastic ! - That’s boring ! How ridiculous .
- I approve of that. That’s wonderful. - It sounds silly. How stupid! (ideas)
- It fits you. It looks great.(clothes) - It doesn’t fit. It’s too large / tight.
- It suits you. It’s very nice.(clothes) - It doesn’t suit you. It looks cheap.
- It tastes delicious .It’s very tasty. - It’s awful / It tastes of nothing.

Asking for opinion‫طلب الرأي‬ Expressing Opinion‫التعبير عن‬

‫الرأي‬
- What do you think of ...... ? - I think it’s .............
- How do you find .....? - As I see it, it’s ...............
- What’s your opinion about ....? - I believe that ...........

Want‫الرغبــة‬ Intention ‫النيـــــة‬

- I feel like resting for a while. - I plan to study abroad.
- I fancy going on a holiday. - I propose to join the Police Academy- - -
- I wouldn’t mind having dinner with you. - I’m determined to find a job.
- I’d like to go camping. - I’ve made up my mind to.........
- I’m quite anxious to get a driving license. - Nobody can make me change my mind-
Obligation ‫اللــزام‬ Persuasion ‫القنــــاع‬
- You Should / Have To / Have Got To /Must Do..... - Can’t I Persuade You To ...........
- It’s Your Duty To ......... - Can’t You See That ........
- I Feel Obliged To .............. - Surely You Can See That .......
- It’s Compulsory................ - It Would Be Wonderful If We Could....
- It’s Forbidden / Not Allowed / Prohibited . - Come On .Say Yes, Please.
- You’d Better ................ - It’s Much Cheaper To Go By Car.

Pleasure ‫السرور‬ Displeasure ‫الستياء‬

- I Feel Great. I’m Really Delighted. - How Awful ! You Are Disgusting .
- I Can’t Tell You How Happy I Am. - I Think It’s Terrible . / Horrible
- How Marvellous ! That’s Fantastic ! - I Was Really Disgusted. It’s Boring.
- It Gives Me Great Pleasure To ..... - I Can’t Stand People Like That.

Disappointment ‫خيبة المل‬ Sympathy‫التعاطف‬

- Oh, No! Oh, Dear ! - How Sad ! How Awful ! How Terrible !
- I Was So Disappointed And Let Down. - I Was So Sorry To Hear ........
- What A Pity ! It’s A Shame ! - I Can’t Tell You How Sorry I Was ...
- I Was Shocked To Know .....
- Poor ( Person’s Name)

Anxiety‫القلق‬ Surprise ‫الدهشــة‬

- I’m very worried. - Really ? Are you sure ?
- I feel very anxious about it. - I can hardly believe it.
- I’m really concerned . / Anything could have happened. - Good Heavens ! I’m really amazed !

Indifference‫اللمبالة‬ Polite Request‫الطلب‬

‫بأدب‬
- So what ? Who cares ? I couldn’t care less . - Can you lend me .......?
- It’s all the same to me . I’m easy - I’d be grateful if you’d lend me .....
- It makes no difference to me . - Do you think you could lend me......
- What’s the point ? - I wonder if you could lend me .....
Belief ‫التصديق‬ Disbelief ‫عدم التصديق‬
- I believe you. - I can’t believe it .
- I convinced that ....... - That’s un believable. / incredible !
- There’s no doubt in my mind . - You must be dreaming.
- That’s true . - Rubbish ! Nonesense !

Asking for clarification‫الستيضاح‬ Giving clarification

‫توضيح‬
- What do you mean exactly ? - What I’m trying to say is ......
- What are you trying to say? - Take ........., for example .
- What are you getting at ? - Let me explain it .
- I don’t get it. - what I really meant was .......
- I’ m lost. I’m not quite clear about.

Complaint ‫الشكوى‬ Threat ‫التهديد‬

- You are always doing things like that. - Unless you let us in, you’ll be sorry.
- I can’t stand it . - You’ll pay now otherwise I’ll ..........
- It really annoys me . - If you don’t ...... ,I’ll call the police.
- I’m fed up . It gets on my nerves. -You’ll be soory if you don’t ....
- That’s quite boring .

Best wishes