(Sir/Madam) Chairman.
Can I say something?
I think, if I may. ...
Please forgive me for interrupting.
May I come in?
Express one's opinion
I'm sure ...
I (really) think ...
in my opinion ...
The way I look at things. ...
If you ask me, ... I tend to think ...
take advice
Are you sure ...
Do you (really) think ...
(Name of participant) Can we have your opinion?
What do you think ...?
Make a comment.
That's interesting.
I've never thought of it this way before.
Well said!
I know what you mean.
I know what you mean.
Agree, agree
I couldn't agree with you more!
That's right.
That's (completely) my feeling.
I must agree (name of participant).
Disagree. Disagree.
Unfortunately, I have a different view.
I agree with you to some extent, but ...
I'm afraid I can't agree.
Suggestions and proposals
let us ...
we should ...
Why don't you? ....
How/about what ...
I suggest/recommend ...
clarify
Let me explain. ...
Have I made myself clear?
Do you understand what I mean?
Let me put it another way. ...
I just want to repeat it. ...
Request information request information
Please, can you? ...
I hope you can ...
would you mind ...
I wonder if you can ...
Request to repeat The request is repeated.
I'm afraid I don't understand. Can you repeat what you just said?
I didn't hear you clearly. Can you repeat that?
I missed it. Can you say that again?
Can you tell me again?
Ask for clarification. Need clarification.
I don't quite understand what you mean. What the hell do you mean?
I'm afraid I don't quite understand you.
Can you explain to me what this is all about?
I don't know what you mean. Can we have more details?
Require verification, require confirmation.
You did say next week, didn't you? (\'did\' stressed)
Are you serious ...?
Is it true ...?
Spelling required. Spelling required.
Can you spell it?
Would you mind spelling that for me?
Ask for contributions and suggestions.
(Name of Participant) We haven't received your reply yet.
What do you think of this proposal?
(Name of participant) Do you have anything to add?
Does anyone else have anything to contribute?
Any other comments?
Correction information correction
I'm sorry, I think you misunderstood what I said.
Sorry, that's not entirely correct.
I'm afraid you don't understand what I'm saying.
That's not exactly what I want.
That's not what I meant.
Keep the meeting objectives (time, relevance, decision-making) to the point.
We don't have much time.
Well, it seems that this is all our time today.
Please be brief.
I'm afraid we have no time.
I'm afraid that is beyond the scope of this meeting.
Let's get back on track, why not?
This is not the real reason why we are here today.
Why don't we get back to the topic of today's meeting?
We will have to leave that for another time.
We began to lose sight of the main points.
Please don't digress.
I think we'd better leave this problem for the next meeting.
Are we ready to make a decision?