ASKING FOR & GIVING OPINION

Dalam percakapan sehari-hari, asking dan giving opinion sangat sering kita dijumpai. Untuk itu

penting bagi kita untuk mengetahui kalimat apa saja yang bisa kita gunakan untuk menyatakan
dan menanyakan pendapat. Jangan sampai terbalik karena dua hal ini berbeda!
Asking Opinion

Secara bahasa, asking artinya meminta sedangkan opinion memiliki arti opini/pendapat. Apabila

kedua kata tersebut digabung, asking opinion  berarti “meminta pendapat” atau “menanyakan
pendapat”. Asking opinion  digunakan ketika kamu ingin bertanya atau membutuhkan pendapat
dari orang lain. Ada banyak cara untuk menanyakan pendapat dalam bahasa Inggris, yuk simak
contoh berikut:

INFORMAL SITUATION

1. What is your opinion on..?  (Apa pendapat/opini kamu?)

What is your opinion on our English task? (Apa pendapatmu tentang tugas Bahasa
inggris kita?)

2. What about…? (bagaimana dengan..?)

What about going to the beach on weekend? (Bagaimana dengan pergi ke pantai di akhir
pekan?)

3. Any comment about ..? (Adakah komentar tentang..?)

Any comment about my new haircut? (Ada komentar tentang potongan rambut baruku?)

4. What do you think/about …?  (Bagaimana menurutmu mengenai …?)

What do you think about the new English teacher? (Bagaimana pendapatmu tentang guru
bahasa inggris baru itu?)

5. How do you feel about …? (Bagaimana perasaanmu tentang …?)

How do you feel about studying at home while pandemic? (Bagaimana perasaanmu
belajar dirumah saat pandemic?)

6. Do you think it’s ok to leave the office now?

(Menurutmu tidak mengapa jika kita meninggalkan kantor sekarang?)

7. In your opinion, who will win this game?

(Menurut pendapatmu, siapa yang memenangkan permainan ini?)

8. Do you have other points of view?

(Apakah kamu punya pendapat yang berbeda?)
 9. Do you have other perspectives about this?
(Apakah kamu punya sudut pandang yang berbeda tentang ini?

10. Do you have any ideas?

(Apakah kamu punya ide?)

FORMAL SITUATION

 Would/Could you give me your opinion ..? (about my last project?)

(Bisakah anda memberikan pendapat tentang tugas akhir saya?)
 What is your opinion about..? (Ma’am/Sir what is your opinion about the students?)
(Pak/Bu, apa pendapat anda tentang para siswa?)
 What’s your view on..?( banning handphone at school?)
(Apa pandangan anda tentang larangan HP disekolah)
 Please give your opinion..? (about my painting?)
(Tolong berikan pendapat anda tentang lukisan saya?)

Giving Opinion

Jika di atas kita belajar mengenai menanyakan pendapat, sekarang kita akan melihat bagaimana
cara untuk memberikan pendapat atau giving opinion. Sebelum mengutarakan pendapat atau ide
yang ada di pikiranmu, kamu harus tahu bagaimana mengawali kalimat yang tepat. Supaya orang
lain bisa dengan mudah memahami pendapatmu.

1. I think/Personally I think… (Menurutku…/Secara pribadi, menurutku…)

2. In my opinion… (Menurut pendapatku…)

3. From my point of view… (Dari sudut pandangku…)

4. I personally think… (Menurut saya pribadi…)

5. I personally believe that … (Saya pribadi yakin bahwa …)

6. If you ask me, I feel… (Jika kamu bertanya padaku, aku rasa…)

7. As far as I know … (Sejauh yang saya tahu…)

8. To be honest…  (Sejujurnya…)

Dialogue 1:
Practice Dialogue: Resti bought a new dress.
Resti: Mom, look! I bought a beautiful dress!
Mom: Hmm, how much does it cost?
Resti: It's not expensive, really. It's only one million. Do you have any ideas?
Mom: It's beautiful, but in my personal opinion, it's too expensive for a dress.
Resti: But in my mind, it's really worth it, because the material is good and it's from a popular
fashion brand.
Mom: Next, I reckon that you should be wiser in spending money. There are many dresses
that are much cheaper with good quality.
Resti: Yes, but I don't think there's anything wrong with buying expensive clothes once in a
while.
Mom: Well, how do you feel when you wear the dress? Are you happy and feel confident?
Resti: Of course! It makes me feel more beautiful and elegant.
Mom: I believe you’ll look more beautiful if you match the dress with a brown hijab.
Resti: Okay mom, I will do it. Thank you!

Dialogue 2:
Practice Dialogue : Study at home during the pandemic
Frando : Halo, good morning ! How are you ?
Yozi : I'm fine. Thank's and how about you ?
Frando : I'm fine too thank's. Long time no see yeah ? What are you doing here ?
Yozi : Yes, long time no see after long holiday because of this pandemic. I'm buying
some books for studying at home.
Frando : Me too. I'm buying Math book here. Next week we will have mid test.
Yozi : yes, next week we will have mid test. Do you ready for that ?
Frando : I'm not sure about that. I think studying at home makes it difficult for me to
understand the material presented. Don't you think so ?
Yozi : No, I don't think so. I have my opinion about that.
Frando : What is your opinion about study at home in this pandemic ?
Yozi : For some students, it may feel heavy. However, those are all the best methods
that can be done at this time.
Frando: Then, what should we do to deal with it ?
Yozi : We have to be more creative in learning so we can get through this difficult
time.
Frando : I think, I'm agree with you right now. Okay, let’s find our book for next test. I
will do my best.
Yozi : let’s go!