HEYGOW ASMR

Pushing back gently

10 phrases
HD
huà shì zhème shuō, búguò...
话是这么说,不过……
ENthat's true, but...
HD
wǒ dào juéde bù yídìng.
我倒觉得不一定。
ENI'm not so sure, actually
HD
huàn ge jiǎodù kàn ne?
换个角度看呢?
ENwhat if we look at it differently?
HD
nín shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, zhǐshì...
您说的有道理,只是……
ENyou have a point, only...
HD
zhèyàng shì bu shì tài jí le?
这样是不是太急了?
ENisn't this a bit hasty?
HD
wǒ dānxīn xíng bu tōng.
我担心行不通。
ENI worry it won't work
HD
néng bu néng zài shāngliang?
能不能再商量?
ENcould we discuss it further?
HD
wǒ tí ge bùtóng yìjiàn.
我提个不同意见。
ENlet me offer a different view
HD
kǒngpà shìqing méi nàme jiǎndān.
恐怕事情没那么简单。
ENI'm afraid it isn't that simple
HD
wǒmen zài kànkan shùjù.
我们再看看数据。
ENlet's look at the numbers again

话是这么说,不过 - that's what's said, but - is the two-part frame for disagreeing after conceding, and the concession is not optional. 我倒觉得不一定 uses 倒 to mark a turn against expectation: on the contrary, I'm not so sure.