Discussion & Debate Phrases
चर्चा और वाद-विवाद के वाक्यांश
Hindi formal discussion hedges the same way — मुझे ऐसा लगता है कि ('it seems to me that') softens an opinion compared to a flat assertion, the identical instinct behind French's il me semble que over a bare je pense que.
Grammar Comparison
व्याकरण तुलना
Framing an opinion before you state it — Hindi hedges with the same instinct
À mon avis, ... / Je suis d'accord, mais... / Il me semble que...
मेरी राय में, ... / मैं सहमत हूँ, लेकिन... / मुझे ऐसा लगता है कि...
Hedge with il me semble que or à mon avis rather than flatly asserting je pense que every time — a hedged opinion reads as more nuanced and appropriate for a formal discussion. Hindi reaches for the identical softening move: मुझे ऐसा लगता है कि ('it seems to me that') feels noticeably gentler than a flat मैं कहता हूँ ('I say'), the same instinct behind French's preference for il me semble que in careful, formal speech.
Vocabulary
शब्दावली
- Hindi
- मेरी राय मेंmerī rāy meñ
- English
- in my opinion
- Hindi
- मैं सहमत हूँmaiñ sahmat hūñ
- English
- I agree
- Hindi
- मैं सहमत नहीं हूँmaiñ sahmat nahīñ hūñ
- English
- I disagree
- Hindi
- मुझे ऐसा लगता है किmujhe aisā lagtā hai ki
- English
- it seems to me that
- Hindi
- इसके विपरीतiske viparīt
- English
- on the other hand / however
- Hindi
- उदाहरण के लिएudāharaṇ ke lie
- English
- for example
- Hindi
- यानी किyānī ki
- English
- that is to say
- Hindi
- यह मानना ज़रूरी है किyah mānnā zarūrī hai ki
- English
- it must be acknowledged that
- Hindi
- बोलना शुरू करनाbolnā śurū karnā
- English
- to take the floor (start speaking)
- Hindi
- बीच में टोकनाbīc meñ ṭoknā
- English
- to interrupt
- Hindi
- तर्कtark
- English
- an argument (a point made)