At a community meeting, take the floor politely, offer an idea and help settle the next step.
The idea
意見を言ってもいいですか asks permission to speak. 〜たらどうでしょうか presents a suggestion as a question; 〜と思います marks a personal view. 〜について asks about a specific topic.
Examples
- 意見を言ってもいいですか。May I share an opinion?
- イベントを日曜日に開いたらどうでしょうか。How about holding the event on Sunday?
- もっと多くの人が参加できると思います。I think more people could participate.
- 賛成ですが、費用が心配です。I agree, but I am concerned about the cost.
- 費用について話し合ってもいいですか。Could we discuss the cost?
- 次の会議までに費用を確認します。I will check the cost by the next meeting.
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Watch out
A suggestion is not a decision. Check others’ views before treating it as an agreement, and use ですが to introduce a concern gently.
Try it yourself
意見を＿＿いいですか。（言っても／言わなくても）
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言っても
言ってもいいですか asks permission to speak; 言わなくてもいい means there is no need to speak.
イベントを日曜日に開いたら＿＿。（どうでしょうか／いつですか）
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どうでしょうか
どうでしょうか turns the idea of holding the event on Sunday into a polite suggestion.
費用＿＿話し合いましょう。（について／までに）
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について
について marks the topic being discussed: the cost.
Practice round
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意見を＿＿いいですか。（言っても／言わなくても）
イベントを日曜日に開いたら＿＿。（どうでしょうか／いつですか）
費用＿＿話し合いましょう。（について／までに）
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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