Hedging and softening

Fikringizni juda qat'iy yoki qo'pol eshitilmasligi uchun yumshatganda ishlating. Ilmiy muhitda va Part 3 da "always / everyone" o'rniga ehtiyotkor so'zlar ishlatish yuqori darajadagi til ko'rsatkichi.

  • I tend to think…neutral

    Men ko'proq … deb o'ylayman

    “I tend to think that people worry too much about exams.”

  • kind of / sort ofinformal

    qandaydir / biroz

    “It was kind of disappointing, to be honest.”

  • a bit / a littleneutral

    biroz

    “The film was a bit too long for me.”

  • It tends to be…neutral

    Odatda … bo'ladi / … ga moyil

    “It tends to be quite busy in the evenings.”

  • It seems that…neutral

    Ko'rinishidan…

    “It seems that more young people are choosing to study abroad.”

  • To some extentneutral

    Ma'lum darajada

    “To some extent, social media has brought people closer.”

  • More or lessneutral

    Ozmi-ko'pmi / Taxminan

    “I've more or less finished the project.”

  • In a way…neutral

    Bir jihatdan…

    “In a way, living alone has made me more confident.”

  • Generally speaking…neutral

    Umuman olganda…

    “Generally speaking, people here are very hospitable.”

  • It might be…neutral

    Ehtimol … bo'lishi mumkin

    “It might be better to wait until the weekend.”

  • I'm not entirely sure, but…neutral

    To'liq ishonchim komil emas, lekin…

    “I'm not entirely sure, but I think it opened about ten years ago.”

  • Not exactly…informal

    Aynan unday emas…

    “It's not exactly cheap, but it's worth the money.”

  • quite / fairlyneutral

    ancha / yetarlicha

    “It's a fairly small town, but it's got everything you need.”

  • Arguably, …formal

    Aytish mumkinki, … / Bahsli bo'lsa-da, …

    “Arguably, it's the most important invention of the century.”

  • There's a tendency to…formal

    … ga moyillik bor

    “There's a tendency to blame technology for everything.”

  • It could be argued that…formal

    … deb ta'kidlash mumkin

    “It could be argued that exams don't measure real intelligence.”

  • As far as I know, …neutral

    Men bilishimcha, …

    “As far as I know, the museum is free on Sundays.”

  • I might be wrong, but…neutral

    Balki adashayotgandirman, lekin…

    “I might be wrong, but I think the deadline is next Friday.”