Give Your Opinion in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to give your opinion in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• ask someone for their opinion

• state your opinion

• ask someone if they agree

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
importante	important
moderno	modern
peligroso	dangerous
raro	weird
triste	sad

examples
Porque es muy raro. Because it's very weird.
Me parece importante. I think that it's important.
Pienso que es moderna. I think that it's modern.

Conjunction

Spanish	English
porque	because

examples
Porque es muy raro. Because it's very weird.

Interrogative

Spanish	English
por qué	why

examples
¿Por qué crees eso? Why do you think that?

Porque vs. Por Qué

Por qué is an interrogative phrase that means why. Note that it is two words and that qué has an accent mark.

Porque is a conjunction that means because. Note that it is one word and does not have an accent mark.

examples

¿Por qué crees eso?

Why do you think that?

Porque es muy raro.

Because it's very weird.

Prepositions

Spanish	English
por (mí)	as far as (I’m) concerned
según	according to

examples
Por mí, está bien. As far as I'm concerned, it's fine.
Según ella, es grande. According to her, it's big.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Creer

Creeris a regular -er verb that means to believe.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	creo	I believe
tú	crees	you believe	informal singular you
vos	creés	you believe	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cree	he, she believes
usted	cree	you believe	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	creemos	we believe
vosotros, vosotras	creéis	you believe	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	creen	they believe
ustedes	creen	you believe	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Opinar

Opinaris a regular -ar verb that means to think.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	opino	I think
tú	opinas	you think	informal singular you
vos	opinás	you think	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	opina	he, she thinks
usted	opina	you think	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	opinamos	we think
vosotros, vosotras	opináis	you think	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	opinan	they think
ustedes	opinan	you think	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Parecer

Pareceris an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to think.

Spanish	English	When It's Used	Example 1
me parece	I think	With a singular noun.	Me parece lindo.(I think it's nice.)
me parecen	I think	With a plural noun.	Me parecen lindos.(I think they're nice.)
te parece	you think or do you think	With a singular noun.	¿Te parece lindo?(Do you think it's nice?)
te parecen	you think or do you think	With a plural noun.	¿Te parecen lindos?(Do you think they're nice?)
le parece	he/she thinks or does he/she think	With a singular noun.	¿Le parece lindo?(Does he/she thinks it's nice?)
les parecen	he/she thinks or does he/she think	With a plural noun.	¿Les parecen lindos?(Does she think they're nice?)
les parece	they think or do they think	With a singular noun.	¿Les parece lindo?(Do they think it's nice?)
les parecen	they think or do they think	With a plural noun.	¿Les parecen lindos?(Do they think they're nice?)

Pensar

Pensar(to think) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," pe, changes to pie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pienso	I think
tú	piensas	you think	informal singular you
vos	pensás	you think	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	piensa	he, she thinks
usted	piensa	you think	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pensamos	we think
vosotros, vosotras	pensáis	you think	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	piensan	they think
ustedes	piensan	you think	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrases!

Estar de Acuerdo

In these lessons you learn the present tense conjugations of estar de acuerdo, an irregular verb phrase that means to agree.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estoy de acuerdo	I agree
tú	estás de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you
vos	estás de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	está de acuerdo	he, she agrees
usted	está de acuerdo	you agree	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estamos de acuerdo	we agree
vosotros, vosotras	estáis de acuerdo	you agree	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	están de acuerdo	they agree
ustedes	están de acuerdo	you agree	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Accent Tip

Always be sure to write an accent over the a when conjugating estar in the present tense. If you leave off the accent, you'll be writing a different word altogether!

Spanish	English	Spanish	English
está	he, she is; you are (formal singular)	esta	this or this one
estás	you are (informal singular)	estas	these or these ones

Tener Razón

Tener razón(to be right) is a stem-changing verb phrase with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tengo razón	I am right
tú	tienes razón	you are right	informal singular you
vos	tenés razón	you are right	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tiene razón	he, she is right
usted	tiene razón	you are right	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tenemos razón	we are right
vosotros, vosotras	tenéis razón	you are right	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tienen razón	they are right
ustedes	tienen razón	you are right	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English	Notes
¿Es verdad?	Is it true?
(No) es cierto.	It’s (not) true.
¿Qué opina?	What do you think?	formal
¿Qué opinas?	What do you think?	informal
¿Qué piensa?	What do you think?	formal
¿Qué piensas?	What do you think?	informal
¿Qué te parece?	What do you think (about that)?	informal
sin embargo	however
tener razón	to be right