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SPEAKING
İÇİN BİLİNMESİ
GEREKEN İFADELER
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BİLGİLENDİRME

Bu rehberde TOEFL, IELTS, İş İngilizcesi ve Günlük İngilizce konuşma

testlerinde kendinizi daha rahat ifade etmenizi sağlayacak ve puanınızı artıracak
örnek ifadeler bulacaksınız. Bu ifadeleri kullanım kolaylığı açısıından kategoriler
halinde ve konuşma içerisindeki sıraya uygu olarak verdik.

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AÇIKLAMA İSTEMEK - ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION

 Could you say that in other words?

 I’m not sure what you mean exactly.
 Do you mean ( )?
 Could you please explain what ...(word)... means?
 Sorry, I don't understand the question. Could you explain?
 Sorry, I'm afraid I didn't understand the question.
 Sorry, can I just clarify what you mean. Are you asking me ...(say what you
believe you have been asked)...

TEKRAR İSTEMEK - ASKING FOR REPETITION

 Sorry, would you mind repeating the question?

 Sorry, I didn't quite catch that. Could you repeat the question?

ZAMAN KAZANMAK - STALLING FOR TIME

 That’s a(n) interesting/tough/difficult question.

 I don’t know much about this issue but …
 I’ve never really thought about it before but …
 Thatʼs an interesting question
 Let me see
 I havenʼt thought about that question before
 Where should I start?
 There are a variety of different things I could say
 Wow. Thatʼs a tough question to answer.
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 I need a couple of seconds to think about that but

 Iʼm not quite sure what to say here

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GÖRÜŞE KATILMAK - AGREEING WITH AN OPINION

 Yes, I agree...
 That's my view exactly.
 I would tend to agree with that.
 I couldn't agree more.

GÖRÜŞE KISMEN KATILMAK - PARTIALLY AGREEING WITH AN OPINION

 I don't entirely agree. It is true that......however...

 That is partly true, but...
 I agree with that to an extent. However ...

GÖRÜŞE KATILMAMAK - DISAGREEING WITH AN OPINION

 No, I disagree.
 I'm afraid I disagree.
 I see things rather differently myself.
 I wouldn't say that is necessarily true.
 I tend to disagree.
 I'm not so sure about that.

GÖRÜŞÜM DURUMA GÖRE DEĞİŞEBİLİR - SAYING YOUR OPINION COULD

VARY ACCORDING TO THE SITUATION

 That depends...
 I think it really depends...
 That depends on how you look at it.

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GÖRÜŞ BELİRTMEK - GIVING AN OPINION

 Well, I think/suppose/would say …

 … for two/several reasons.
 I think most people would agree that …

FAKRLI ŞEKİLDE İFADE ETMEK - REPHRASING

 What I mean is …
 What I want to say is …
 What I’m trying to say is …
 What I'm trying to say is...
 In other words ...
 To put it another way...
 What I mean is...
 Perhaps I should make that clearer by saying...

FİKİRLERİNİZ ÜZERİNDE YORUM YAPMAK - COMMENTING ON YOUR OWN

IDEAS

 I know this may sound obvious but …

 This may sound strange but …
 I’m sorry to have to say this but …

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ÖRNEK VERMEK - GIVING AN EXAMPLE

 Take ( ), for example.

 Look at ( ), for instance.
 A good example of this is ( ).

BAŞKA FİKİRLERE GEÇİŞ YAPMAK - INTRODUCING OTHER IDEAS

 On the other hand, …

 Or, to look at it another way, …
 Then again, …

ANA FİKRE GİRİŞ YAPMAK - GETTING TO THE POINT

 Anyway, to get to the point, …

 Anyway, the main point I want to make is that …
 So, in answer to your question, …

DAHA İYİ BİR FİKİR BELIRTMEK - YOU JUST THOUGHT OF A BETTER IDEA

 And I should add that

 Another point would be that
 I almost forgot to say that
 But there is also something else to consider

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SÖYLEDİĞİNİZ ŞEYİN YANLIŞ OLDUĞUNU FARK ETTTİĞİNİZDE - YOU KNOW

WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS WRONG

 Let me try and rephrase that

 What Iʼm trying to say is
 Or to put it another way
 So the main point is

KENDİNİZİ DÜZELTMEK - SELF-CORRECTING

 Or rather …
 I mean …
 Or, should I say …

SÖYLEMEK İSTEDİĞİNİZ ŞEYİ UNUTTUĞUNUZDA - YOU FORGOT THE

WORD OR WHAT YOU WANTED TO SAY

 Sorry, itʼs on the tip of my tongue

 I donʼt know the right way to put this
 Sorry, Iʼve forgotten the word in English
 Iʼm not sure if this is the right way to put it but

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ÖZETLEMEK - SUMMING UP

 So all in all...
 To sum up...
 To conclude...
 So, that’s why I think …
 Anyway, that’s why…
 So, to return to my original point,
 So my answer to your question is …
 And I suppose that thatʼs my main point.
 And finally Iʼd say that …
 My personal conclusion would be …
 And I donʼt think I have anything else to say.

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KAYNAKLAR

 Speakingkontrol.com
 Perfect Phrases for the TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections by Roberta
G. Steinberg
 Dominic Cole’s IELTS Blog
 http://ielts-academic.com/2012/07/07/ielts-speaking-part-3-useful-language/

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