1. 나의 의견을 정중한 표현으로 시작하기
- From my point of view, ~ (제 관점에서 보면)
- As far as I’m concerned, ~ (제가 아는 한)
- It seems to me, ~ (제가 보기엔)
- I would say that ~ (~라고 말하고 싶습니다)
- The way I see it ~ (제가 보기엔)
- what I think is that ~ (~라고 생각합니다)
- In all honesty, I think ~ (솔직히 말하면, ~ 인 것 같습니다)
- In my humble opinion, ~ (제 겸손한 생각으로는 ~)
- If you ask me, I’d say (만약 제게 이것을 묻는다면, 나는 ~라고 말할 것입니다)
- A classic example of this is ~ (이것의 전형적인 예는 ~입니다)
- Let me give you an example (예를 하나 들어보죠)
- To illustrate my point (제 요점을 설명하자면)
2. 질문을 다시 물어봐야 할 때 쓰는 표현
[질문을 이해하지 못한 경우]
- I’m sorry ma’am, would you mind saying the question again?
- This is a difficult question but I will try my best to answer
- I’m sorry that I don’t understand you question quite well. Would you~
- I’m not quite sure about the question. Would you ~
[모르는 단어, 처음 들어본 단어일 때]
- To be honest, I can’t remember the meaning, If you stay as different word, I will try to my best to answer it!
- I’m afraid of misunderstanding about this word, If you don’t mind, could you say the meaning?
[한번도 생각해 본 적 없는 질문인 경우]
- I haven’t thought about this issue(matter). Would you give me some time?
- That’s an interesting question, Could you give me a moment to think about?
3. 상대방에게 양해를 구해야 할 때 쓰는 영어표현
- Would you mind if I ~?
- Do you mind if I ~?
- Could you possibly ~ ?
- Is it okay to ~ ?
4. 시간적으로 양해를 구할 때 쓰는 영어표현
- Would you excuse me for a minute?
- Would give me some time?
- Could you give me a moment?
5. 회의 도중에 끼어들어야만 할 때 쓰는 영어표현
- Please understand. Plear bear with me.
- Sorry to bother you.
- I’m sorry if I interrupt you, but~
- Sorry to interrupt you.