4 phrases · B1 · B2

Giving your opinion in English

Every phrase below is a fixed shape you can fill in and use immediately, ordered from the simplest to the most advanced. Each one carries what it means in English and in Hindi, three examples that vary the slot, and the situations it actually gets said in.

The phrases

Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.

  • In my opinion, {CLAUSE}

    B1

    Mark clearly that what follows is your view, not a fact.

    मेरी राय में, ___।

    • In my opinion, the second option is safer.
    • In my opinion, we are solving the wrong problem.
    • In my opinion, experience matters more than the degree.

    Anywhere · say it as: In my opinion, / the second option is safer · used at work, college

  • It seems to me that {CLAUSE}

    B1

    Give a view while leaving yourself room to be wrong.

    मुझे ऐसा लगता है कि ___।

    • It seems to me that we are rushing this.
    • It seems to me that the process is the real problem.
    • It seems to me that nobody has asked the customer.

    Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: It seems to me / that we are rushing this · used at work, interviews

  • The way I see it, {CLAUSE}

    B1

    Introduce your reading of a situation, conversationally.

    जैसा मैं देखता/देखती हूँ, ___।

    • The way I see it, we have two real options.
    • The way I see it, the problem started much earlier.
    • The way I see it, nobody wins if we rush this.

    With friends · say it as: The way I see it, / we have two real options · used at work, everyday life

  • From my perspective, {CLAUSE}

    B2

    Mark a view as coming from where YOU sit — your role, your side of it.

    मेरे नज़रिए से, ___।

    • From my perspective, the bigger risk is the timeline.
    • From my perspective, this is a training problem rather than a hiring one.
    • From my perspective, the customer never saw any of this.

    Formal — writing, presentations, officials · say it as: From my perspective, / the bigger risk is the timeline · used at work, interviews

What goes wrong

The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.

Commonly saidCorrect English

According to me, the second option is safer.

In my opinion, the second option is safer.

"According to" is for OTHER people and sources — according to the report, according to Rahul. Not yourself.

In my opinion, I think we should wait.

In my opinion, we should wait.

Both halves say the same thing. One is enough.

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