Language/Macedonian/Grammar/Give-your-Opinion

Macedonian Grammar - Give your Opinion

Hi Macedonian learners! 😊
In this lesson, we are going to learn about giving opinions in the Macedonian language.

Opinions

When we express our opinions in Macedonian, we use different phrases and structures than when we are stating factual information.

Here are some useful phrases to express your opinion:

Macedonian	Pronunciation	English
Според мене	Spored mene	In my opinion
Мислам дека	Mislam deka	I think that
Јас сметам дека	Jas smetam deka	I believe that
За мене	Za mene	For me
На мојот вкус	Na mojot vkus	In my taste

Here is an example dialogue so you can see these phrases in context:

• Person 1: Што мислиш за оваа книга? (Shto mislish za ovaa kniga?) (What do you think about this book?)
• Person 2: Според мене, тоа е одлична книга. (Spored mene, toa e odlichna kniga.) (In my opinion, it's an excellent book.)

Positive and Negative Opinions

When we give our opinion, it can be positive or negative. To express a positive or negative opinion, we use the words "убав" (ubav) for positive and "лош" (losh) for negative.

Here are some phrases to express positive and negative opinions:

Macedonian	Pronunciation	English
Ми се допаѓа	Mi se dopagja	I like it
Прекрасно е	Prekrasno e	It's beautiful
Одлично е	Odlichno e	It's great
Не ми се допаѓа	Ne mi se dopagja	I don't like it
Не ми се навидува	Ne mi se naviduva	I don't find it appealing
Не ми се допаѓа воопшто	Ne mi se dopagja voopsho	I don't like it at all

Here is an example dialogue so you can see these phrases in context:

• Person 1: Дали ти се допаѓа тоа ресторан? (Dali ti se dopagja toa restoran?) (Do you like that restaurant?)
• Person 2: Прекрасен е, многу ми се допаѓа. (Prekrasen e, mnogu mi se dopagja.) (It's beautiful, I like it a lot.)

Agreeing and Disagreeing

When we agree or disagree with someone's opinion, we use different phrases depending on the situation.

Here are some useful phrases to agree or disagree with someone:

Macedonian	Pronunciation	English
Се согласувам	Se soglasuvam	I agree
Точно така	Tochno taka	Exactly
Не е точно така	Ne e tochno taka	It's not exactly like that
Се разбира	Se razbira	Of course
Не е во ред	Ne e vo red	It's not okay
Не се согласувам	Ne se soglasuvam	I disagree

Here is an example dialogue so you can see these phrases in context:

• Person 1: Мислиш ли дека денес е прелеп ден? (Mislis li deka denes e prelep den?) (Do you think today is a beautiful day?)
• Person 2: Точно така, времето е прекрасно. (Tochno taka, vremeto e prekrasno.) (Exactly, the weather is beautiful.)

• Person 1: Што мислиш за новата филмска претстава? (Shto mislish za novata filmska pretstava?) (What do you think about the new movie?)
• Person 2: Не е во ред, филмот беше преглуп. (Ne e vo red, filmot beshe preglup.) (It's not okay, the movie was stupid.)

If you want to practice giving opinions and having discussions in Macedonian, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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