8/11/2019 Talking About Your Opinions and Beliefs in English

1/3

alking about your opinions and beliefs in

English

There are many ways to give your opinions when speaking English. The exact Englishexpression you use depends on how strongyour opinion is.

Giving your opinion neutrally

"I think"

"I feel that"

"In my opinion"

"As far as I'm concerned"

"As I see it"

"In my view"

"I tend to think that"

Giving a strong opinion

"I'm absolutely convinced that"

"I'm sure that"

"I strongly believe that"

"I have no doubt that"

"There's no doubt in my mind that"

English expressions for asking someone's opinion

"hat do you think!"

"hat's your view!"

"ow do you see the situation!"

"hat's your opinion!"

alking about your beliefs

8/11/2019 Talking About Your Opinions and Beliefs in English

2/3

"I believe in" #the importance of free speech$

"I'm a #great % firm$ believer in" #fresh air and exercise$

"I'm convinced that" #there's a solution to every problem$

"I'm passionate about" #human rights$

"I'm committed to" #working towards peace"$

"I don't believe in"

"I think thatis" #true % complete nonsense& etc$

Note

After a preposition such as in or about& you need either a noun or a gerund.or example( "I believe in free speech"& or "I believe in sayingwhat you think".

After "that"& you need a clause.or example& "I believe that we must safeguard the planet."

Giving a reason for your beliefs

"There must be % can't be .. #life after death$ because otherwise"

"There's no evidence for % to support " #an afterlife$

"There's no other way to explain % account for "

alking about your religious beliefs

"I'm a practising" #)atholic& *uslim& +ew etc$

"I'm a non,observant % lapsed" #)atholic$

"-he's a devout" #)hristian& etc$

"I'm a 'don't know.'"

"I'm an agnostic."

"I'm an atheist."

"e's an extremist % fundamentalist % evangelist."

8/11/2019 Talking About Your Opinions and Beliefs in English

3/3

alking about your political beliefs

"I support% back#the abour /arty$."

"I'm a )onservative % iberal % -ocialist % abour /arty supporter."

"I'm a life-long#)onservative % abour /arty supporter$."

"I've always voted #Tory& iberal etc$."

"e's a staunch)onservative."

"-he's a dyed-in-the-wool*arxist."

Speaking tip

To avoid misunderstandings or arguments& only talk about your political or religiousbeliefs in conversations with people you know well. It's probably also safer to avoidreligious or political discussions with colleagues at work. The 0ritish& in particular& tend

to view political and religious beliefs as extremely personal& and can sometimes find too

much public discussion of these embarrassing or even insulting.

ere are some phrases you can use to "exit" an uncomfortable discussion.

"I'm not really comfortable talking aboutif you don't mind."

"I'd rather not discuss my #political$ beliefs if you don't mind."

"I'm not sure this is the right time % place to discuss"