usefull

Having said that, …

PREDICTIONS about yourself

I guess I’ll …

I reckon I will … (reckon - předpokládat)

I don’t think I’ll ever …

I don’t imagine I’ll …

SUPPOSING ABOUT OTHERS (PŘEDPOKLÁDANÍ)

They are probably …

They probably + verb

They must + verb

It looks as if they are + ing

I imagine they might + verb

PROPOSING (NÁVRHY)

Let’s go to (this photography exhibition).

Well, why don’t we go to (this photography exhibition).

How does this sound?

Shall we go and see (this photography exhibition).?

How about going to (this photography exhibition).?

I have got an idea. We could go to (this photography exhibition).

Do you fancy going to see (this photography exhibition)? (fancy - chtít)

Would you like to go to (this photography exhibition)?

EXPRESSING OPINIONS/ REACTING

Believe me, …

… seems like the best option to me.

I am really keen on the idea of … (keen - nadšený)

If you ask me, I really think we should …

But just think of the …. !

Personally, I am in favour of … (+ gerund) (zastánce něčeho)

I am sure it will be worth it.

Let’s go for it.

Oh, come on!

… , don’t you agree?

REACTING in a negative way

I don’t find (modern art) very interesting.

I am not really into (modern art) In fact, I don’t really like(modern art) at all.

To be honest, (modern art) just makes me laugh.

(Modern art) isn’t really my thing.

I am not a big fan of (modern art)

REACTING TO STRANGE INFORMATION

How weird/ strange/ bizarre/ odd!

How spooky!

How awful!

EXCLAMATIONS (ZVOLÁNÍ)

What a great/brilliant/fantastic idea!

What an amazing coincidence!

What a terrible experience!

What a pity! (jaká škoda)

What a waste of time!

What bad luck!

What a shame!

How interesting!

How annoying!

How embarrassing!

How awful!

ALLOWING YOURSELF TIME TO THINK (NECHAT SI ČAS NA ROZMYŠLENOU)

I need to think for a moment.

That’s an interesting question.

That's a tricky question, really.

Well, it’s difficult to say, really.

That's quite a difficult one.

Let me see ...

It depends … (on the angle of view)

I guess an honest answer would be … (guess - hádám/tipuju)

I suppose the simplest answer to that question is …

If I think about it, I suppose …

On balance, I think …

The best example that comes to mind is ...

I have never given it a lot of thought … (Nikdy jsem nad tím moc nepřemýšlel….)

I must admit I haven't really thought about it much before ...

Well, how can I put it … (Jak to mám vyjádřit/říct…)

GENERALISING (ZOBECŇOVAT)

Broadly speaking … (Obecně řečeno.../V podstatě…)

To a great extent … (Do jisté míry)

In general … (obecně)

On the whole (celkově/v celku)

TALKING ABOUT MISUNDERSTANDINGS

I was under the impression that …

I thought that … but in fact …

Naturally I assumed that … (Předpokládal jsem…)

It turned out that … (Ukázalo se…)

It was so embarrassing.

I was horrified.

I felt awful.

I felt such a fool.

We had a good laugh about it.

COMPARING PHOTOS

The most obvious similarity is that both photos show …