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Expressing agreement and disagreement

Brief explanation for expressing agreement and disagreement in Spanish

Gramática: Expresar acuerdo y desacuerdo

A2 Spanish Expressing agreement and disagreement

Level: A2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 43: Oficina y reuniones (Office and meetings)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. Use for example "(no) estar de acuerdo", "por supuesto", "claro que sí/no" to express agreement or disagreement.
  2. Sometimes you can add nuances depending on the context. For example, "estoy totalmente de acuerdo" indicates absolute agreement.
ExpresiónEjemplo
(No) estar de acuerdo

El cliente y la empresa están de acuerdo. (The client and the company agree.)

No estoy de acuerdo con su opinión. (I do not agree with his opinion.)

Por supuestoPor supuesto le invitamos a la reunión. (Of course we invite you to the meeting.)
Me parece que sí/no¿Ana va a estar en la reunión? Me parece que sí. (Is Ana going to be at the meeting? I think so.)
Claro que sí/noClaro que no voy a aceptarlo. (Of course not going to accept it.)
¿Puedes imprimirlo? Claro que sí. (Can you print it? Of course.)
Creo que (no) es verdadCreo que no es verdad que la reunión ha ido mal. (I don't think it's true that the meeting went badly.)

 

Exceptions!

  1. In Spanish, double negation can be used to emphasise disagreement. For example, "no estoy nada de acuerdo" is more emphatic.

Exercise 1: Expresar acuerdo y desacuerdo

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Show translation Show answers

aceptamos, Me parece que sí, Claro que no, Creo que no es verdad, Me parece que no, no está de acuerdo, están de acuerdo, No acepto

1.
El cliente ... con el precio del nuevo uniforme. Le parece alto.
(The client does not agree with the price of the new uniform. They find it high.)
2.
¿Te gusta la idea del uso de uniforme? ¡...! No me gusta nada.
(Do you like the idea of wearing a uniform? Of course not! I don’t like it at all.)
3.
... es bueno cerrar el negocio tan temprano. Podemos esperar más.
(It seems to me that it's not good to close the shop so early. We can wait longer.)
4.
... lo malo que se dice sobre la nueva impresora. Me parece que es buena.
(I think it's not true what bad things are said about the new printer. I think it's good.)
5.
... la invitación a la reunión en el despacho porque ya tengo otra reunión.
(I do not accept the invitation to the meeting in the office because I already have another meeting.)
6.
Los clientes ... con imprimir los documentos en la nueva impresora.
(The clients agree to print the documents on the new printer.)
7.
Mis compañeros y yo ... el nuevo color del uniforme.
(My classmates and I agree with the new colour of the uniform.)
8.
... que debemos usar la sala de reuniones más grande hoy. Hay muchas personas.
(I think that yes, we should use the bigger meeting room today. There are many people.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

no está de acuerdo

does not agree

2

Claro que sí

Of course!

3

están de acuerdo

agree

4

aceptamos

we accept

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