HEYGOW ASMR

Softening a statement

10 phrases
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wǒ gèrén juéde bú tài héshì.
我个人觉得不太合适。
ENpersonally I'm not sure it fits
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kěnéng shì wǒ xiǎng duō le.
可能是我想多了。
ENmaybe I'm overthinking it
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zhèyàng shuō kěnéng bú tài hǎo.
这样说可能不太好。
ENperhaps I shouldn't put it like that
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wǒ zhǐshì suíkǒu yì shuō.
我只是随口一说。
ENI was only thinking aloud
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nǐ bié wǎng xīn lǐ qù.
你别往心里去。
ENplease don't take it personally
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shù wǒ shuō jù shíhuà.
恕我说句实话。
ENif I may be blunt
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wǒ búshì nàge yìsi.
我不是那个意思。
ENthat's not what I meant
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huà suī zhème shuō.
话虽这么说。
ENthat said, though
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wǒ bǎoliú yìdiǎn yìjiàn.
我保留一点意见。
ENI have some reservations
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zhè zhǐshì wǒ de kànfǎ.
这只是我的看法。
ENthat's just how I see it

我个人觉得 - I personally feel - narrows a claim to yourself before you make it, which is the commonest softener in Chinese. 可能是我想多了 - maybe I'm overthinking - takes the fault onto yourself pre-emptively. 你别往心里去 asks that words not be taken to heart.